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Originally Posted by gvitaly
It is a waste of assets, however this could be the biggest chance this team will have in the foreseeable future.
The assets would likely be mid-high first and second rounders. I don't think they would be the difference between the next iteration of the Flames winning a cup or not.
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It's a slippery slope though to be honest, and depends on the player you are getting, and how close to a true contender you really think you are.
Flames traded their 2010 1st, and Lombardi for Jokinen.
Seemed like the right move at the time and fortunately Gormley didn't work out for Phoenix, but Schwartz, Forbort, and Tarasenko went with the next three picks.
If Phoenix takes Tarasenko instead of Gormley I'm not sure we are happy that we missed out on 10 years of that.
You can always justify moving future picks in the moment of a playoff run, but those deals add up long term.
The Hamonic trade for example is really killing this team right now.