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Originally Posted by VilleN
But having the player for a year is an asset. Either the team is going for it or they aren’t. I think it is obvious to everyone that they are going for it for the next say 3 years. Given that context trading a player because they won’t play beyond the year is horrible management. Weakening a contending team for 1/3 of their contending window for futures is moronic, and shows a complete lack of direction. Where the Flames are at in their cycle 1 year of Weegar is much more valuable than a bunch of picks/prospects.
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Why does he have to be traded for picks/prospects?
If we are looking for RW help why would we not get that than futures?
Winger depth is the easiest to do without so there will be teams that have a top six winger with controllable term that would swap him for Weegar.
Take the controllable asset that will help now and in the long term rather than just losing an asset for nothing.
Once teams see what they have at the end of camp there will be a push to shuffle and fill holes. If Weegar is not signed by then he should be traded to a team that needs defensive help and can afford to give up quality on the wing.