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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
I don't really get the sell on Andersson theory. We need players that can produce, and he's a guy that should age reasonably well at a position where impact players are hard to come by. There's no reason to think he or Weegar can't be top 3 level blueliners for another 5-6 years, which would align exactly with what this team is doing.
You don't want to throw guys like Parekh and Hunter B into a complete dumpster fire and you definitely don't want Wolf playing behind an absolute gong show either. The below would be pretty stout with a great mix of experience and skill sets in 1-2 seasons.
Parekh-Andersson
Weegar-Bruz
Bahl-Morin
Miromanov
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Calgary likely won't be relevant for 5 years, at which time Andersson and Weegar will not be..
Unless you think Calgary's draft picks to come will be impact players right off the bat? Which seldom occurs especially for picks that are not at the top of the draft.
Andersson will likely require an 8 year contract to stay. That should not be in the Flame's cards.
I get the thought that you would like Calgary to remain semi-competitive during the growing years. But that hurts the rebuild by losing the draft capital they would get for trading them, and making the draft picks that much worse. Keeping them will simply prolong the rebuild years. They may be less painful, but it will be longer.
Calgary needs impact players.