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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
And what happens when that Andersson doesn't turn into an Andersson and ends up being more of a Valimaki or an Juolevi? Then what? Trading away a player that is core to the success of the team without having a replacement in the mix is a sure way to fail. Doing so for the promise of a player you haven't even drafted yet is just a disaster waiting to happen.
Playing in a year? On a team without any veteran depth or leadership to help develop that player? Are we looking to follow the Buffalo Sabres model now? I doubt you see more than a handful of players from this draft make the NHL next season or in another year. It's defender heavy and defensemen take more time to grow into the game than other players for a reason. If the Flames rushed the kid into the lineup it would only be to ruin him based on the talent that is likely to surround him. You want to bring in talented young players and have them ride shotgun with the likes of Andersson, not thrust them into the void and see of they survive.
Better start trading every player with two years left on their contract then and become a true bottom feeder that is a development team for all the American teams. Hey, they are some hoping we are entering another Young Guns era after all!
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Calgary isn't contending for anything in the next two years, people need to accept that.
Unless you are preparing to sign him to a long extension in 2 years (which would be foolish), you sell him while you can for the great return.