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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
When you are desperate to "compete" (or whatever it is that we are doing is called), I think that's the sort of deal you make all day... I mean:
1) He might be your top 6 RW solution and will sign long term
2) He might get you some achievement in the field of excellence, in which case you consider this a price worth paying
3) If you fail to "compete" you should be able to flip him for similar or maybe more
The only real risk is injury, but that is always a risk with any asset. So, if you are where the Flames are, this seems an ideal situation...
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And really, what exactly are we even doing if this isn't even a deal the GM should be making in some fans eyes?
Let's not go after game changing (or quite possibly franchise trajectory altering) players because we might have given up Dube and a second round pick for nothing (which ain't happening)? Even at the worst possible outcome this is hardly a franchise crippling happenstance.