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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Wasn't that the sale when Treliving was initially brought in? We were all sold that he was going to create a perennial competitor with a pipeline of talent coming in from the minor leagues. It has now been what? 7 Years? The result has been the same, if not worse than those before him.
Sure, the team does now have some intriguing players in the pipeline, I'll give him that, but this would only be useful if they had an opportunity to start contributing or if they were injected into a lineup that was already highly competitive.
If the team is dead set on competing this year, moves should have been made this offseason to complement signing players like Coleman. Having a third line likely made up of spare parts in Pitlick-Monahan-Dube and a fourth line likely comprised of retreads that others teams let walk is more of the same from a GM who is completely lost.
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Monahan and Dube are spare parts?
In the same post you are criticizing the Flames for not injecting prospects in the line up you are also labelling one of their top young players, who conseratively has top 9 potential, maybe more, a 'spare part'. It's this type of post, that contradicts itself to attempt to show the team in a negative light, is hard to take seriously. If you're going to criticize them, be consistent and be accurate.
Monahan has been, mostly, an effective C for this team. Sure he has his deficiencies, but I wouldn't be so quick to cast him aside either. He's 26, not 36. As for Dube, there is plenty of reason to be optimistic. If you can't see that, or refuse to, then it's likely you would whine regardless of the scenario. Shame they all can't be Brayden Point, but lets be realistic here. Dube is a solid prospect/young hockey player. I think there are many teams and many fan bases that would be pretty happy to have Dube in the organization.
'Spare part', come on man.....