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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Problem is that a lot the best under 18 players are American now. If all Canadian teams minimize their exposure to US born players the US franchises all get a big leg up in team building. The Flames got nine great years out of Gaudreau so I don't really see a problem here as he could have been Canadian born and still left for an Ontario team at 29 years old. The Flames have also got a lot of good seasons from Tkachuk but as a Canadian organization you have to know when to cut a player like this loose. The Jets do this very well and it's just a matter of the Flames making the difficult decisions of maximizing the value of their assets and trading them before they lose control of the situation.
We will probably face the same situations with Coronato. Best thing is for the Flames to develop him and keep him until he gets to his RFA bargaining and if he pulls a Tkachuk then you just make the difficult decision this time.
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Yes, it is a big, and growing, problem