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Originally Posted by CSharp
The more I think about this trade, the more I think the deal isn't all that great. Huberdeau is awesome, but he's 5 years from where Tkachuk is and another 5 years where he'll be past his prime. Weegar is a puck moving d-man but no, you have Kylington - both are around the same size at 6'0". Small d-men gets you nowhere in the playoffs. This trade only buys you 1 year to try and sign both of these guys before they hit free agency. It's almost like buying time to sign or trade Tkachuk situation. It's like the Flames just gave the Panthers a gifted rugged winger in return for 2-players to think about keeping or losing next year! Sure, there's another prospect and a conditional 1st in 2025 but it'll likely be a low 1st round draft pick that gets traded away anyways. Wished the Flames would've gone for the lottery sweepstakes instead.
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All of this seems to ignore the fact that Tkachuk was walking for nothing in one year. What do you mean lottery sweepstakes?