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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
edit: and not married at all to Dumba specifically, just someone like that.
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Yeah, pretty much.
The Flames are gonna go get a guy who can eat some minutes... the quality of those minutes is an entirely different matter. The Flames won't get a legit top 4 on any team in the league guy because those guys are all going to go to teams that have a better shot at winning, or more comfortable climate, or better tax rates, or will offer more years then it would be wise for the Flames to offer.
I don't think we have a single D prospect that's NHL ready (Poirier might have been if he hadn't have lost pretty much the whole year to injury) so I think it's not a bad idea to sign or acquire a NHL vet on a short-term deal who can eat minutes while the decent group of D prospects we have bake in the minors for another year and get NHL ready.
Do I think Dumba or Myers or Brodie or any of the guys of that ilk are good? Nope... not anymore... but I think they're professionals who can handle playing a bunch of minutes for a season and won't demand a lot of years.