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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Flames trading away players like Tkachuk for draft picks makes them less attractive to high profile free agents than they already are. Kadri already blocked a trade to Calgary once.
Teams like the Rangers can go into a rebuild and still get the top UFA's to sign with them, the Flames can't.
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Fair enough.
...I mean, we did sign Tanev and Markstrom pretty recently. If Johnny stays, there's a chance. Players also want to be wanted, so if we come in and offer Kadri top dollar and he knows we've been after him for years? It may work.
Trading Tkachuk for the 2nd overall isn't the Flames rebuilding in my eyes (so long as they keep Gaudreau).
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Originally Posted by Lanny'sDaMan
Forsberg yes. Kadri can suck a four letter work for coitus that rhymes with suck. He already snubbed the Flames once. He can rot for all I care.
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From his own mouth he turned down the CGY trade and believed there wasn't another trade on the horizon. He was wrong. He thought he was going to be able to stay and play for his hometown team.