There are Flames moves in the past that haven't worked out, where the hockey world was universally in love with the deal (Huberdeau, Jokinen, Bouwmeester). You can't criticize them after the fact for stuff no one sees coming.
It's the deals where are warning flags (like Neal) that you can proudly say you saw it coming, but otherwise, it's hall just hindsight quarterbacking.
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