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Lanny_McDonald · 11-04-2021, 05:13 PM

The Flames ####ed this up. Brad Treliving is an idiot by not making a better offer than the one that was on the table. That was how I woke up this morning. But it is funny how the universe works. Follow along.

My next door neighbor is an ex-Washington State Sheriff and a ranked competitive pickle ball player (yes, there is such a thing). He's really fit and is a workout fiend. But, like a lot of cops, over two+ decades of wearing a duty belt he developed a herniated lumbar disc. He went in for back surgery in March, at the end of his pickleball season, and disappeared from the face of the earth. I hadn't seen him more than a couple times during his recovery and through the teeth of the summer. I thought he was just hiding from the oppressive heat and I'd see him as the new pickleball season opened up. But I didn't see or hear from him, and was kind of concerned.

So I'm out on "pick up" duty in the backyard this morning, before trash pick up, and I see his wife across the fence. I ask how he was doing and she just shook her head. His first surgery was disc replacement, and it initially started out great. His recovery was motoring along, then he started to feel pain and lose feeling in his leg. He went back to the doctor and discovered the implants had shifted and he needed a second surgery. He had it done three weeks ago and he's in a bad place, not being able to walk and basically being bed ridden. This is not the first cop I know to have had this surgery and not the first to have negative outcomes. Makes you appreciate the things you have when you look at people you know suffering. But that conversation quickly got me over any disappointment I had with the Eichel trade, as this is exactly what Eichel could run into.

So excuse me while I thank Brad Treliving for not making a deal where he trades away our three top prospects, a 1st round pick, and a very good hockey player in his own right for another very good but injured hockey player. Hockey is a game where depth wins more often than not, and the Flames have some very under-rated prospects coming up that can create some impressive depth. Not making this deal was the right thing. Hearing about the condition of my neighbor was all it took for me to understand how much risk we averted, and how much better we can be when these prospects find their way onto the roster.

11-04-2021, 05:13 PM	#54
Lanny_McDonald Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2013 Exp:	The Flames ####ed this up. Brad Treliving is an idiot by not making a better offer than the one that was on the table. That was how I woke up this morning. But it is funny how the universe works. Follow along. My next door neighbor is an ex-Washington State Sheriff and a ranked competitive pickle ball player (yes, there is such a thing). He's really fit and is a workout fiend. But, like a lot of cops, over two+ decades of wearing a duty belt he developed a herniated lumbar disc. He went in for back surgery in March, at the end of his pickleball season, and disappeared from the face of the earth. I hadn't seen him more than a couple times during his recovery and through the teeth of the summer. I thought he was just hiding from the oppressive heat and I'd see him as the new pickleball season opened up. But I didn't see or hear from him, and was kind of concerned. So I'm out on "pick up" duty in the backyard this morning, before trash pick up, and I see his wife across the fence. I ask how he was doing and she just shook her head. His first surgery was disc replacement, and it initially started out great. His recovery was motoring along, then he started to feel pain and lose feeling in his leg. He went back to the doctor and discovered the implants had shifted and he needed a second surgery. He had it done three weeks ago and he's in a bad place, not being able to walk and basically being bed ridden. This is not the first cop I know to have had this surgery and not the first to have negative outcomes. Makes you appreciate the things you have when you look at people you know suffering. But that conversation quickly got me over any disappointment I had with the Eichel trade, as this is exactly what Eichel could run into. So excuse me while I thank Brad Treliving for not making a deal where he trades away our three top prospects, a 1st round pick, and a very good hockey player in his own right for another very good but injured hockey player. Hockey is a game where depth wins more often than not, and the Flames have some very under-rated prospects coming up that can create some impressive depth. Not making this deal was the right thing. Hearing about the condition of my neighbor was all it took for me to understand how much risk we averted, and how much better we can be when these prospects find their way onto the roster.