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Originally Posted by jjgallow
Colorado spent the lowest first pick in the NHL on a goalie because they are structured to value goaltending and D the most, then build out from there. It's not like they spent it on an older winger.
Kuemper could have another 6-8 years on him, and most importantly, he is a proven tournament player that raises his level of play under pressure.
The Flames consider D/G last, and don't factor in playoff performance at all. Leading them to Toffoli.
If we were stacked with D and playoff performers and first in the NHL and the acquisition target were more appropriate then yeah maybe this would be a different conversation
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LOL. You made a general proposition and when shown contrary examples you wish to say “they don’t count because…”.
Calgary already had a star goalie - second in Vezina voting, plus a star forward, a great top line, good defensive numbers overall, decent depth throughout and decided they’d shore up forward because of the Monahan injury. That’s almost identical to how most top teams add at the deadline.
TB paid a first for Barclay Goodrow. Two firsts for Brandon Hagel.