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Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder
The flames biggest issue is that organizationally we don’t have anything you would call elite. When you don’t have elite trade pieces or even near-elite, then nobody will give you anything back that’s worth a damn. Lindholm unfortunately is not elite, he’s a great 2C on a contender, and possibly a 3C by the 2 year mark of his next contract. That’s not going to fetch an elite haul.
The flames need to use hanafin who again, isn’t elite, but is certainly above average, to get at least one near elite prospect back, and then hope and pray to whatever gods necessary that that player turns into something bordering on elite.
Other than that, the flames have coronato, Pelletier (both too small to be effective in the playoffs) and wolf.
That’s truly the extent of value that this organization has. They drafted a kid who will likely top out as a third liner maybe 60point guy and that’s about all we’ve really got to look forward too
Cupboards are pretty bare and this looks a lot like the Titov, Bure, Theo years all over again.
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What is key to understand is, are either of Lindholm or Hanafin near elite or borderline elite in your rating system? Also what categories come after borderline elite and near elite? And which is better, borderline elite, or near elite? I assume both are superior to near elite?