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Originally Posted by dgibb10
I am aware. And I would pay handily for any of them. Or an actually young goalie.
34 year old, not so much.
Calgary's asks were at the level where the overpayment required outweighs the positional need.
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Their positional need is what's keeping them from drafting right before or after the Flames this year and perennial contention.
Some prices are worth paying. You can't keep all your assets and young players and also have championships. Sacrifices have to be made. Look how aggressively Vegas has pursued the pieces they needed and how it's paid off. Tampa Bay's cupboards are still bare from pursuing championships, but those moves paid off for them too.
NJ is in that window of time where those are the moves they have to be making. Otherwise they'll just carry on indefinitely being a more talented Arizona Coyotes. Always sitting on a pile of good young players and assets, but never taking the next step. Locked in some kind of development hell.