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Originally Posted by DomeFoam
AKA teams you must go through to go far in the playoffs. I'm okay trading Gaudreau because his game just does not translate to playoff hockey. Which is the whole point of cheering for a team, in hopes of one day wearing the crown.
I think people are really against trading him because the team will be heavily devoid of skill in the long regular seasons to come, but I think we need to accept the short term pain of losing him to restart and try again with the high end assets we'd get back before his value starts to diminish.
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Would you like to get to the playoffs though? Because that’s what he does, he can get you to, but he will need help to get through the playoffs. But one thing I’m certain of, he’s been the main reason why the Flames have actually been a competitive team over the last 7 years. This team made the playoffs in his rookie year, not a coincidence in my opinion. His dynamic play and ability to break games wide open and produce at even strength, has ensured that the Flames aren’t a basement dweller in the goal scoring department every year.
Now you might be right in that he can net the team a lot of assets. If the team does decide to rebuild, then im all for trading him. If the team wants to be competitive next season though, they’re gonna need him.