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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I'm really not sure Eichel makes sense for the Flames.
Eichel wants surgery. The Sabres are blocking him from getting it.
If he's traded to the Flames, he's still going to want surgery. If the Flames block him from getting it, why would we be any better of a location for him?
He's going to miss the entire season and I'm not sure the Flames window is going to last much longer. (I think the window is firmly closed on the current group.)
We could be trading Shane Wright for Eichel.
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The more we keep adding free agents for half a decade, the more I'm coming to understand a rebuild is not coming anytime soon. If we'd held the line and not added (and appear to be adding more) veterans with pedigree, I think there's a chance this could have trended in the direction of the Flames being a lottery team next year. But, not the case, and I think it's destined to be in the 8-10 conference range short of a significant core shakeup.
So, injured or not, that puts me in camp Eichel. Go for it, futures be damned.