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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Signing the splashyist free agent every year isn’t a plan
Heck he even did it with Coleman and being in on Hyman at the same time
The Flames could have traded the first they traded to dump Monahan (I know at the time they didn’t have this pick ) for a younger , more cost controlled Coleman (like TB does ), and then not needed to spend the 1st to dump Monahan instead of signing Coleman (who I actually like as a player - he’s just too expensive for too long)
They would also then have a young cost controlled player, or a RFA this year , Monahan off the cap , and not another 4 years of Coleman in what will most likely be declining years and a decent cap hit
But that’s the different in the two organizations. The Flames always chased the new shiny object under BT.
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He didn't sign Neal, Markstrom or Hamonic (who wasn't a UFA) because they were the flashiest target out there. Hell, in each of those years they weren't. In 2018 (Neal) Tavares was a UFA. In 2020 (Markstrom and Tanev) Pietrangelo, Krug, Hall were out there. In 2017 (when Hanifin was acquired) Panarin, Duchene, Schenn were all traded, Radulov, Marleau, Kuznetsov were all signed.
He signed Neal because he thought he had a real find in Gaudreau-Monahan and wanted a sure scorer with size on the right side. He got Hamonic because he flat a need for a defensive RHS to play with Brodie if he was going to play Hamilton with Gio. And he got Markstrom because the Flames need since Kipper has been a true top goalie, and this was supposed to be Markstrom.