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Originally Posted by dino7c
You realize they traded 2 other firsts too right? Including 2023 unprotected. 2023, 2024, 2025 are all gone. Yeah that might sting a bit IMO
How the Flames are doing is irrelevant to if the Panthers made a good move...not sure how much more clear I can be. Their own GM said they made the move to be a better playoff team that could beat Tampa GL with that. It's revisionist history that this was a throw away season.
If you disagree that's fine, I think the Panthers should have kept their team together, they just won a presidents trophy and nobody wanted out. Teams often dominate the regulars season once or twice before getting over the playoff hump.
If you disagree that's fine
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I do realize they pissed away 2 picks on Giroux and Charoit in horrible trades that got them a single series win. I just don’t get why they would be somehow still a top team with Huberdeau and Weegar than with Tkachuk? They couldn’t run it back as they couldn’t afford Marchment, Giroux or Chariot and Duclair was out.
I am not buying the point that the 2 players out are making them better than Boston, Toronto or Tampa this year. Running it back wasn’t an option they were losing multiple players last offseason and would have been hard pressed to keep the 2 players they traded to us beyond their contracts this year.
Florida is struggling this year but it has nothing to do with Tkachuk. The Flames are also struggling and a significant reason is due to Huberdeau not being anything close to a superstar.
We will disagree but there is nothing compelling in your argument as to why one more year with Huberdeau and Weegar would have Florida in a better spot than having Tkachuk does. Future year 1sts for rentals are among the worst moves a GM can make. Also firing a coach that helps a team win the Presidents trophy and replacing him with the coach with the most losses in the history of the NHL was another blunder. Trading for a franchise winger when he is 24 for 2 guys approaching 30 and the end of their contracts was not a bad move.