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Originally Posted by Royle9
Dallas got the best player so of course its a slam dunk A+ for their playoff push.
Nothing is going to push this trade in the flames favor sadly, the prospect is underwhelming across the board so its going to look bad for the flames. Just hope that he can amount to something positive in the next few years, its early so no sense in judgement at this point.
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There is no sense in judgment at this point, so I am going to judge it and state there is no way the Flames can win this trade."
There are a few ways the Flames can win this trade:
1) Grushnikov turns into a solid 3/4, stay at home dman, whom the Flames keep for 10+ years. That's a win.
2) The 2nd round pick plays 500+ games for the Flames in virtually any capacity. I would call that a win.
3) The 2nd round pick is traded for a player who does the above. I would call that a win.
4) The 2nd round pick and something else are packaged together to land a higher pick, who turns into something great. I would call that a win.
While I thought the Flames would get more than this for Tanev, obviously the GMs in the NHL were not prepared to do so, and Conroy got a package he was satisfied with in order to pull the trigger. What we thought or wanted is irrelevant.