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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I didn't know that Stone was unlikely to sign in Calgary at a reasonable amount. If that's the case, I don't consider it a failure by Treliving.
Rather, I just hate the Vegas Golden Knights even more.
I still don't how he wasted picks on Gustafsson and Forbort when the team was obviously not a contender. Giving a 3rd round pick for a player who is now frequently a healthy scratch (Gustafsson) seems like a stretch. And I thought Gustafsson was much better than Forbort.
He should have learned his lesson from the Fantenberg trade.
The Flames have a long history of doing moves like this.
Feaster's first trade was the acquisition of Modin for a 7th round pick (2011).
That 7th round pick is now Colin Blackwell who has 10 points in 22 games for the Rangers.
These late picks can add up. Some of them end up being players.
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I don’t understand why people get bent out of shape about this. When he acquired these two players, Giordano and Hamonic were injured and the Flames wanted to secure their playoff spot. It seems eminently clear the mandate from ownership is to make the playoffs. Treliving did what he felt he had to do to enhance his odds of doing so.
Regardless, if you’re going to complain about that, at least acknowledge the 3rd he got in the Neal trade, the two thirds he got at the draft and the fourth for Frolik.
Trading mid-round picks is something every single GM in the league does. If you think it’s just Treliving who does this, you’re not paying attention.