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Originally Posted by Vinny01
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I don’t think this trade makes sense at all for both teams.
It also puts the Flames in a similar situation going into this season. Lots of centers, not enough wingers and a 4 brand new lines. What happens if it takes the Flames more than half the season again to figure out what they have.
The more proposals I see, the more I dislike the idea of going after Jack Eichel. I mean I’d like a true #1 center, but I don’t want a true #1 center just to say I have a true #1 center. It has to mean something in the wins and losses column and I don’t know if trading your 2 best game breakers for a better game breaker actually helps the Flames get anywhere.
If anything, we’ll just be the Buffalo Sabres west. Then if Jack Eichel goes down with an injury, the Flames all of a sudden drop to the level of a basement team. I think it’s too much risk to put the entire state of the franchise on one guy who has never played a full 82 game season and who’s coming off serious neck surgery.