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Originally Posted by dino7c
my goal wouldn't be "making a trade"
make a good trade
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I agree that you can't just give guys away, but you need to be aggressive and assertive in shopping these players. And just my own opinion is it feels like the Flames are still being passive and responsive here.
My worry is they are paralyzed on moving Hanifin, Toffoli, and Backlund due to the Lindholm situation.
I worry that if they know Lindholm is gone they then maybe they are open to futures trades, but if Lindholm stays they want to make more hockey trades to stay competitive.
When what they should be doing is making futures trades for picks and prospects either way. And then if you do want to remain competitive use those assets to try to acquire players because it's easier than making hockey trades, or bring in players that are more cap dumps but still good players.
Maybe with a more clear direction (like St.Louis had at the deadline) you could have brought in a Hall or Hayes for no real acquisition cost.
Especially with the league so cash strapped.