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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
The flames arguably have players who are top 3 talents in Tkachuk and Gaudreau, so what if they weren’t drafted in those spots they are starting to present as top end talent and that’s where the gamble is. I personally think this is the beginning of the next evolution of both Gaudreau and Tkachuk and if we end up keeping them and it lead to a piddly 6-7 years of dominance in the playoffs and a cup or two then oh darn I guess. If the Flames push all in it’s a good sign to show Tkachuk and Johnny they mean to win and with both Johnny and Tkachuk giving no reason to make anyone believe they wouldn’t consider extending in Calgary I don’t get why you wouldn’t want to see another top 6 added into the fold. Even if it allowed us to get just one swing with this core I’d be grateful to see it after following it very closely for 8 seasons.
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The elephant in the room (as others have already mentioned) is how on earth do you keep everybody next year, in addition to a deadline acquisition with term remaining, while staying under the cap? This team will probably have to move futures to offload Monahan's salary and maybe Lucic's as well (though he could possibly be bought out), which further highlights the importance of not offloading too many futures this deadline.
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
TBL.
LAK.
WAS traded Forsberg for Erat and won a cup 5 years later.
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Which years did they do a mass offload of futures to go all-in on one playoff run, and which futures did they trade away?