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Originally Posted by butterfly
It’s a difficult decision to make. I would not do that if I was the 2024 Coyotes, but I would do that if I was the 2019 Lightning (even though they got swept out of the first round). Is trading better than going for a playoff run? Reasonable people can disagree.
2022 Flames unintentionally did that with Gaudreau. It’s not like you get “nothing”, you get a chance at a playoff run. I don’t think anyone here cared about contract status when he scored on Oettinger in Game 7.
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So let’s pretend the Tkachuk thing didn’t happen. Your boss tells you the goal is to win and they aren’t happy with a rebuild right now. Gaudreau signs in Columbus and now the Flames are worse and need to trade for a replacement or sign some worse filler UFAs.