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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
People are already forgetting the atmosphere of shock and despair surrounding this franchise after the departures of Gaudreau and Tkachuk. The Flames were under a black cloud. There was anxiety about the very viability of this market in the NHL. And this at a time when negotiations were still going on to get an arena built.
It was ####ing far from business as usual. I have no doubt CSEC tasked Treliving with doing everything he could to immediately restore the credibility of the Flames as a Cup contender and destination for star players. All of the choices made that summer - from the decision to go with the Panthers’ offer for Tkachuk instead of the Hurricane’s futures-based offer, to the signing of Kadri, and the extensions signed with Huberdeau and Weegar - need to be appraised in that light.
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It was definitely a knee jerk reaction to loosing two star players. As you mentioned to try and restore the image of Calgary as a desirable and competitive market. Wether that was Brad, ownership or biths decision we will never know.
If you can dump Kadri to the avs for futures you do it.
The team can afford both lindholm and Hanifin extensions but they'll be pretty bare bones. That would mean almost none of the other 2024 UFAs are returning outside of maybe one or two like kylington.
Either way there is big change it just depends how much, who and if the flames will actually get ahead of it.