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Originally Posted by Muta
Don't want Nylander, and don't want Wolf or a 1st involved. If that actually happened, I'd be considering taking a break from the Flames for a while. It would be so typical Calgary Flames to do something dumb like that.
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By their actions the Flames believe you are an anomaly. In the short term they may be correct, but I used to be, and know quite a few, fans of the Washington football team. They used to be a model franchise, winning, build from within, establish a culture, but then they were overtaken by new ownership who decided the collection of shiny toys was the pathway to success. After 2 plus decades of banging their heads against the wall, they now face a largely empty stadium on Sundays, and an ever revolving cast of characters. Kinda sad, but I enjoy Sundays more now than I did then.
Maybe Flames fans are a different breed and they will continue to harbor hope that if they continue to do it again and again with vanilla results the wheel will eventually go round, but most come to realize that all they are left with is an aging roster of mercenaries with their sights set on the offseason.
I can understand a desire to keep Lindholm, but if the team continues to mortgage the future to appease a good, but not great player, then that player should feel the pressure to carry this team to the top echelon. Maybe he delivers, maybe he doesn’t, but if the Flames were to deal future assets in an effort to retain Lindholm, the fans should expect maximum effort AND results.