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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Yeah, I guess that could be the other side of it. Don’t do anything long term or tear anything down because we want to give the next guy an NHL roster to work with.
If you basically knew you were out of a job though, and ownership knew, I don’t know why they’d wait and burn a whole year instead of just making the change.
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Because the Flames are cheap and don't want to pay 2 GM salaries at the same time.
Either way, standing pat isn't the end of the world, but it seems like a missed opportunity to gather an extra 2nd-4th round pick by moving some, or even one of the semi-peripheral players.
Better yet, cashing in on someone more significant like Toffoli could be a serious shot in the arm in terms of the ability to clear some cap room and make further deals at the draft with that capital gained, which could likely be significant in that scenario.