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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I never really felt that the Flames would lose both Gaudreau and Tkachuk but it's beginning to look like that's a real possibility now.
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You weren't paying attention then. It didn't take Nostradamus to predict this outcome. It was as obvious as the nose on Tim Hunter's face. Gaudreau has been saying all the nice things about Calgary possible, but he's been pining to get closer to home his whole career. Tkachuk? Similar type thing. Americans want to live in America. You have to look at that aspect of who they are and manage that aspect of their time with your team accordingly. You can bring players like this in, you just have to understand the shelf life and manage it appropriately. Gaudreau should have been traded last off-season before his limited NTC kicked in. Tkachuk needs to be moved at the draft so someone can negotiate beyond the qualifying offer, because it appears Tkachuk is signing that qualifier with Calgary and is gone next summer. This has been talked about for two years. Treliving screwed the pooch by not understanding this dynamic.
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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
This combined with a pretty good prospect pool already.
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The Flames don't have a pretty good prospect pool. Do the Flames even have a bonified blue chip prospect? Wolf is probably the best of the bunch, but he's an undersized goaltender in game where blocking the puck has more value than stopping the puck. Still a long road to go there. Beyond that we don't have a forward that looks capable of playing in the top six and we don't have a defensive prospect that looks like a lock to play in the top four. We have a number of players that could pay support roles in the NHL, but we don't have anything that could step in and replace Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Lindholm, Tanev, or Markstrom in any shape or form.
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Saying this I'm still hopeful johnny and Matthew are both signed long term
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We all are, but that likelihood seems to be fading quickly.