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Originally Posted by dino7c
I find nothing compelling about your argument...the Panthers were the top team in the NHL...now they aren't even in the top half.
I think there would be some different tunes being sung if the Flames were in 11th place with no first round pick until 2026. Even if they had a 25 year old playing well
Barkov is 28 in September...so trade him in 2 years because 30 is way too old? Eventually you have to try and win...half win now moves and half win later moves might equal win never.
Like I said, if Tkachuk leads them to the promised land feel free to bump this
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So you just skim past the comments about hiring the most overrated coach in The league by giving the fact that his former team went from the bubble to first in the west with little roster turnover this past year and his new team went from 1st to the bubble? They also lost 3 other top 6 forwards from last year (not including Huberdeau) and a top 4 Dman because of the cap and injury.
The Flames could very well be in a spot where they have a single 1st between 22-24 because they added Toffoli and paid another team to dump Monahan so they could sign Kadri.
Barkov is entering year 4 of his deal when he turns 30 not year 1 like Hubdereau. Both he and Tkachuk expire before they are 35. What do you mean half is win now and half is win later? They clearly got the best player in the deal now and later as Tkachuk is vastly superior to Huberdeau. Weegar is a tough loss but he is a number 4 Dman he has not shown to be a top pairing guy in his time here. You seem to have trouble with the rental moves they made and keep leaning on that where they gave up unprotected 1sts but trading that third protected 1st for 8 years of a franchise winger is the straw that breaks the camel’s back?