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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
The Flames finished 2nd overall
But, they sputtered down the stretch and got creamed in the playoffs
That summer, Treliving traded Brodie and Jankowski for Kadri and Brown in an effort to bolster the top 6
As we all know, Kadri blocked the trade
Treliving didn't sit on his hands, that would have been a great deal for the Flames in hindsight, especially now that we've lost Brodie for nothing and had Jankowski completely stagnate and not even get qualified
Sure, I wish Treliving would have found another deal that summer, but if no other GM will step up and trade with you, what are you going to do? You can't force another GM to make a trade unless you're going to bend to his will and get fleeced.
And Treliving can't help it if the only decent top 6 C on the trade market has a NTC and won't waive to come to your team.
This is coming from someone who is not happy with the Flames, and is certainly not a Treliving apologist.
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And that clearly is a disadvantage for those teams facing those realities.
In a cap world, trades are tough enough to complete. Now if you have a bunch of players in the league who won't come to your team - that's a problem.
We hear just today of another such example of Manson not being willing to get to Winnipeg.
No player is rejecting a trade to New York, Chicago, Vegas, Florida, LA, Toronto etc.
Must be nice.
Ultimately you can only play the hand you are dealt but when we consider why Canadian teams don't win cups - this is part of the reason.
They don't have the same opportunity to improve - via free agency and increasingly even via trade.