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Originally Posted by jjgallow
For me to turn around and call this a good trade he'd need to play a role in bringing us to the dance. Because acquiring him reduced those odds over the next 10 years.
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Like I said, who they might have drafted could have ended up being a bust or not be that much of an impactful player so it doesn't necessarily reduce the odds. Not drafting the right players with your other picks and building your team properly reduces those odds.
You can make the same argument that refusing to trade first rounders because you're scared of what they might turn out to be is hurting your odds for the present especially when you aren't trading for rentals.
Regardless of how much of a chance any of us thought the Flames had at winning the Cup they were still touted as a contender. At the deadline there was a lot of talk around the league about how it was Colorado and them in the West and then everyone else was a tier below (Unless you were MacTavish who had to make sure he included the Oilers).