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madmike · 12-11-2022, 04:32 AM

There’s no point moping over Tkachuk. He didn’t want to stay and the Flames weren’t going to get a better deal.

The correct move would have been to blow the team up and trade every possible vet including Huberdeau and Weegar, but because this is the Flames that was never going to happen.

On the plus side, the Flames contracts are so bad they should naturally be in tank mode in 4-5 years. And because the contracts are so awful, the Flames will have to suffer through several bad years while collecting top picks. So they could have a very good young core in a decade or so…

12-11-2022, 04:32 AM	#3840
madmike Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2003 Exp:	There’s no point moping over Tkachuk. He didn’t want to stay and the Flames weren’t going to get a better deal. The correct move would have been to blow the team up and trade every possible vet including Huberdeau and Weegar, but because this is the Flames that was never going to happen. On the plus side, the Flames contracts are so bad they should naturally be in tank mode in 4-5 years. And because the contracts are so awful, the Flames will have to suffer through several bad years while collecting top picks. So they could have a very good young core in a decade or so… Last edited by madmike; 12-11-2022 at 04:35 AM.