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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I can't evaluate the trades based on what I want the Flames to do which is rebuild.
To me it's clearly a signal that:
A) They aren't going to retain salary (they want to remain competitive)
B) They aren't looking for purely draft picks in trades
As I posted I think 12 months ago we all would have celebrated this exact same trade...so tough to really criticize it now.
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Yeah, so throw my desire/hopes of picks in this draft out the window.
I don't like this as a hockey trade based on Sharangovich's end in New Jersey. Absolutely could be wrong - as sometimes players do get that fresh start and things work, but putting Toffoli out the door for a reclamation project is rough.
I also now think (painfully) that a Hanifin/Duclair trade makes sense based on this one. That type of deal seems to be what the Flames are after.