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Originally Posted by Bingo
Not sure I agree.
I think they were happy to talk contract with all of the players, as you suggest.
But part of the reason deals didn't get done is because they set parameters for said contracts and then didn't budge.
Toffoli term.
Tanev term.
Zadorov lack of interest?
It wasn't a "please sign here at any cost" proposition leaving them jilted at every turn.
The only overpay that looked to be happening was Lindholm from what I could put together.
Wanting Tanev back but not budging on say two years max isn't being jilted. It's making an asset decision.
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I don't really see why it matters either, most teams that rebuild did not just decide to sell everyone on a 90+ point team. Usually, it happens because things did not go as planned.
Edmonton - got Leon and McDavid after self-proclaiming they were going to be a dynasty after having the trio of Nuge, Eberle and Hall. They made additions along the way too, just bad ones
Florida - Got Huberdeau and Gudbranson high, then had a 90+ point season and made the playoffs. Crashed back down to earth to get Barkov and Ekblad
Arizona had money issues
SJ tried to keep together a veteran team and signed them all to very long bad contracts
Detroit respected Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Lidstrom too much they just let them retire as wings
Colorado had sustained success and then crashed down the standings. Also seemed to have less money once the dynasty ended.
Why does it matter, the Flames are here already. This team is a bottom team right now and we are trading our goalie and really didn't need to do a deal now. Markstrom and Wolf could easily split time for a while before moving on from Markstrom
If we trade Markstrom and retain salary for 2 years to get a top 10 pick, then that is a sign this team is doing it the right way