[TOfan]

Originally Posted by Username: Flames

It's been a long, long time since I've posted here...maybe 10 years...I actually tried to make a new profile to post this since I still read the forum every day...but the site reminded me that this account still exists. I just needed to say this:

I really hope the Flames trade 'em all. It's their chance to finally get some real futures for the first time, really, since 2013 when they started a rebuild that didn't quite work out.

Between 2013 and now, the flames had the Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett and Tkachuk era.

They won 2 play off rounds through those 10 years. Not a complete failure, but not the success that us fans want. Especially watching Las Vegas get 5 years of playoffs, 2 finals appearances and a Stanley Cup in 6 years.

Over paying for lindholm, hanifin, toffoli, Tanev, Backlund and any one else will just make the team a bunch of old guys who have never won anything and never will.

Gaudreau and Tkachuk leaving was the end of an era. Kadri, Huberdeau and Weegar were an attempt to stay relevant, and not a bad one I have to say....but it didn't work. Flames missed the play offs, and now this aging team is a year older.

For once I would like to see the Flames get some futures. They could get decent value for lindholm and hanifin especially.

They can't trade Huberdeau or Kadri, our overpaid 55 point players who are on the wrong side of 30.

I remember the summer they drafted Monahan. I had a lot of hope for the future that year. I hope they have a summer like that this year.

Are players in their early 30s over the hill? No. I think Kadri and Huberdeau will be decent players for the next few years...but I'd really like to see the flames add some youth to this roster.

It's weird how fast time goes by. It's hard to believe that Gaudreau is 30, and Monahan is 29. It feels like yesterday when they were the young talent that were going to lead the flames some day to a deep playoff run. Then tkachuk joined the team and things looked promising. Also, I honestly thought that Sam Bennett was going to be the next Doug Gilmore in Calgary...

And they're all gone now. The team the flames have now reminds me of the late Iginla era Flames. Over paid, aging veterans who can't quite make it.

Kadri is turning 33. Same age as me. Makes me feel old that the aging veterans are my age and that I'm older than most of the players on the team!

Welcome back but I think it’s unrealistic to think the Flames, or any team for that matter, would trade 1/3 of their line up in one offseason.