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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
People seem to want to do a "Phaneuf" type deal for Tkachuk, and that is just ridiculous to me.
If you trade Tkachuk it needs to be for a similar aged core piece coming back, or a collection of younger pieces that have high end potential to become a core piece. More like the Hamilton deal than the Phaneuf deal.
Flames should not be getting significantly older in any deal including Tkachuk but feels like every proposal on here has the Flames taking back an older piece as the centerpiece of the deal.
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Young star for young star deals are exceptionally rare. There has been maybe two in the last eight years. And as much as you, me, and a lot of fans on here want it to be true, it doesn’t look like this franchise is interested in retooling or rebuilding. I expected any deals over the summer to be made with the goal of improving the team over the next 2-3 seasons. After that Sutter and Treliving are likely gone.
If you asked me what deals I would try to make if I were the GM, you would get different proposals. What I’m offering is deals I think this management team, with its priorities and strategy, will likely make.