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Originally Posted by The Original FFIV
I hear this a lot, yet there are other teams able to make deals. Why are we unable to?
I believe the answer is that the book is out on our core. Soft as butter and low compete level. As such, other gms aren’t willing to surrender the right kind of assets to obtain them, resulting in low ball offers. So Treliving has to keep doubling down on them hoping that something clicks. I hope I’m wrong, but for the life of me I can’t comprehend why he brought the same group back with their track record.
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What other big hockey trades have happened that included "core" players in the last three years?
Dubois for Laine...but those two were always going to be traded for one another after both requested trades.
Trocheck for Haula, Wallmark, Priskie, Luostarinen...do wish the Flames were able to make this one to get Trocheck.
Faulk for Edmunson + Bokk ... no real fit for the Flames here
Kadri for Barrie and Kerfoot ... Flames actually made this deal & Kadri refused to waive his NTC.
JT Miller for a 1st...Critized this trade for the Canucks when they made it but it's worked out good for them.
Trouba for 1st and Pionk .... Trouba only wanted to play in NYC
I'd argue the biggest "hockey" trade of the last three offseasons was actually made by this GM.
Hanifin & Linhdolm for Hamilton, Ferland, Fox
Trades don't happen in the NHL frequent enough. This isn't a Brad Treliving problem, it's an NHL problem. NHL GMs in general are too afraid to make trades.