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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Top 10 or Top 15 Flames need more elite top end talent not less
I can’t think of a single team that traded elite young talent and got better .
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Colorado got better by trading 26 year old Matt Duchene for an absolute haul. They got worse for a season and then became way better. It's one step back and three steps forward.
I agree - Flames need more elite top talent not less, but you only get elite young talent either: a. through the draft or b. getting lucky in a trade. By trading Tkachuk while his value is sky-high, you get a chance to potentially acquire an elite young player and a top pick to draft another elite young player, and increasing the number of elite young players we have, like you suggested.
I'm in the camp that says sign Johnny long term and try to trade Tkachuk for a huge return. That's how this team will take the next step. I agree with posters that say we won't be able to take the next step with two 10M wingers.
We need to knock a Tkachuk trade out of the park, not sign him to an 8x10M extension. The rumored 2OA was not enough imo, but if it was something like Holtz, Wright and Bratt, take that and run. If we can get Batherson, Pinto and Sanderson, take that and run. If we're offered Kyrou, Neighbours and Perunovich...think hard about it. Maybe ask for another pick.
Again, I believe that for this core to take a step forward, we need to maximize Tkachuk's trade value now.