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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Or trading a player like that for futures is how you end up the Buffalo Sabres. It isn't like Kuz will be 37 when the Flames turn the corner, the goal is to be competitive by the time the arena opens. Kuzmenko will 32, he doesn't rely on his skating but his shot and his smarts which will be the same then as it is now. As long as you don't hand him a NMC you always have options to move him if it isn't working out. What you don't want is to build a team that is ready to compete except they are missing a Kuzmenko on the wing.
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I think it’s pretty clear that the Flames view the Kuzmenko situation similar to how Montreal viewed the Monahan one.
Take a on a cap dump in order to make the money work in the Lindholm trade, do you best to put him in situations to find personal success and then try to get some assets for him at next year’s trade deadline.
I don’t see Kuzmenko as a top 6 contributor when the Flames are ready to compete again. He shot over 27% last season.