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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
and if we passed on Markstrom, in order to prioritize the Hall sweepstakes, we are probably staring down this list right now, searching for Rittich's backup.
Think about that for a while.
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Very fair point.
I am happy the Flames focused on Markstrom first. Build from the back out.
I am amongst those who do not think adding Hall while potentially losing Gaudreau makes sense. If anything, the Flames need to ADD to their current forward group. I am also unconvinced that moving Gaudreau would result in enough of a return to both replace and improve upon him. It’s possible, but i think it’s highly unlikely.
Having said this, because he got Markstrom done, Treliving has provided himself the option of a trade to improve the forward situation if so required. Definitely would have been harder to find a goalie through trade had they missed out on Markstrom.