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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
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I’ll say again, there’s no cost too high to get a player like this. What sets the franchise back a decade is not giving up the extra pieces for MacKinnon or Barkov or Thornton or Eichel when you have the chance.
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I totally agree with this. Whenever you can get a franchise/generational player to build around, you do it. It looks the Sabre's management found ways to screw up building around Eichel. On the right team with the right players, Eichel would be considered the likes of McDavid. If the Flames can get him without crippling the team now - that would be phenomenal. But I think if there is a possibility to get him, I'd expect the Flames to do a bit of rebuilding and it may be sped up to try and win ASAP since 5 years is a short period of time. If there's absolutely no chance to get Eichel, move on.