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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Flames are very clearly a bad team right now. I’m hoping there are no veteran UFA signings to help the team be more competitive in the short term.
There are enough veterans on this team that the young players don’t need more leadership. Backlund, Coleman, Kadri, Huberdeau, Rasmus, Weegar. That’s plenty IMO.
Any signing should be based on whether the player could contribute when the Flames will be contender.
I’m not saying tank. This is the team, let it play out more or less as is. And be ready to capitalize on cap space to acquire draft picks and young assets.
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Signings are more complicated than that though. If the Flames can sign DeBrusk for 4 years at 5 million a year and subsequently trade Coleman for some good young assets it is probably a good move to make.