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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yeah I suppose they are the best example but that was kind of lightning in a bottle involving a mid-season turnaround. They also had higher end pieces than the Flames and weren't afraid to cut bait with core players. All the other players I listed are largely heading down the road of mediocrity.
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you're likely right. It will be harder for Treliving to find the types of assets, elite ones, than not regardless of what pieces he plans to put into play this offseason. I suppose the one guy might be Tkachuk. Despite this season as it has played out to date, I would imagine some teams would pay a fortune for him. The question is, is Treliving trading like-for-like. Meaning is he getting a potential top of the line up player around the same age?
Despite the argument for some that this team should liquidate its assets and rebuild, I doubt that is in the cards. It seems to fly in the face of the direction this organization has taken essentially since they moved to Calgary. I don't think I am going out on a limb by saying the mandate from ownership is to maximize this window. I also bet Treliving gets this offseason, and next year, to correct course. Not too sure how he is going to do it, but I would be disappointed if some bold moves aren't made this offseason.