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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Laine is not a hill I will die on. If the Flames don't trade for him that isn't a big deal.
To me, a rebuild is tearing the team down and then immediately trying smartly to get good again by bringing in talented young players. Further, I think despite adding talented young players the team will still struggle and pick in the top 10. ( obviously no one is suggesting we trade any picks in the first 2 rounds). That said, guys like Stromgren and Porier who have been passed in the depth chart, but are still decent prospects can be used to improve the team in other ways.
It seems ( and correct me if I am wrong) Paulie Walnuts and others think that a team should tear down to the studs, and then wallow at the bottom of the standings for a few years before trying to get better.
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I think you are taking the CP prospect rankings way too seriously. Stromgren and Poirier have played decently in the AHL, I bet they are higher on the Flames depth chart than CPs.
Adding talented young players is a great plan but the trades that end up as big wins are rare. For every Bennett there are a multitude more of players like Hamonic, Lazar, Griffin Reinhart, Shinkaurk, Baertschi etc etc. A Laine trade is also a weird player to start the rant on. A trade for him is more likely to go the way of Hamonic unless the Flames get assets to take him. I could understand Sillinger or Kent Johnston or something.