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Originally Posted by dino7c
Their top center and top D missed lots of games last season too
And again this isn't about Flames vs. Panthers
Panthers decided to re-tool will no firsts for 3 years after winning the presidents trophy
Personally I don't think it was a good move FOR THEM
I'm not sure how you build or supplement a contender with zero first round picks. We can go back and forth...they said they brought in Tkachuk to do better in the playoffs, let's see if that happens.
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You seem to think the lottery protected 1st they gave the Flames in the deal is some kind of death blow to their hopes of building for the future? Tkachuk had more goals and 7 less points than Huberdeau last year. I don’t get why you think it is a bad move for them when they were hard pressed to keep the players they moved out beyond their contracts this year?
You keep bringing up how bad Florida is this year but then when someone brings up the Flames are struggling in a similar way you say it isn’t about Florida vs Calgary. The Panthers lost multiple players to free agency, Duclair has been out the entire year. The more puzzling move was clearly the coaching hire.
Personally I would absolutely love if the Flames could trade Lindholm, Hanifin and a protected 1st for a 23 year old first line center who wanted to sign here for 8 years in the offseason instead of trying to sign 2 more older players to 8 year deals for massive raises.