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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
No matter who won this trade, the team that lost the trade is Calgary. We had an opportunity to get a young game breaking center. The type of player with speed and strength that really succeeded with Panarin and I think would have exploded with Johnny. Columbus needed a C and still ended going with a winger. I don't know what Tre offered but he really missed it on this.
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Sorry, but this is a really bad take.
Yes, Dubois is a really good young C. But it's not JUST about acquiring assets, you have to PAY to get. And how much you pay matters. The Flames might well be the best team in the Cdn division this year, they can't just tear the team apart in order to acquire a player.
People keep mentioning that Bennett would be a comparable for Roslovic, for example. Which is true. However, Roslovic isn't signed, and doesn't cost the Jets anything to move. However, 'throwing in Bennett' would be a huge blow to our bottom 6.
Monahan + Bennett would have made the team worse this year. Does it improve the team long term? That's a different conversation. But when you have a legit chance to go deep in the playoffs, you can't just rip your team up in hopes that it helps down the road.