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Originally Posted by CroFlames
My favorite Flame after Jarome left.
Still my favorite player in the NHL.
Dumping him with a first was a mistake then, and its a mistake now.
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See...I think there are two edges on this sword.
On one side, it looked fairly clear that his days were numbered and it wasn't a high number. He looked genuinely done and there was an opportunity to land Kadri but we needed space.
Okay, thats a calculated decision made with information likely unavailable to us average schlubs at the time.
On the other side however...paying a 1st to get rid of him? Thats where we wade into 'Genuine Dumb-###tery' territory.
Then you get into 'Revisionist History.' I think the prevailing theory was that Monahan was done and Kadri was available NOW, so something had to be done.
Paying to dump an injured player has been done before (looking at you Arizona!) but, usually, thats when you KNOW, conclusively, that player is 100% completely done. Its a paper transaction.
Treliving panicked. He shoved in all of his chips in a desperate bid to....I dont really know what he thought he was going to accomplish, probably try and save his job?
One of the things, and I'll say I 'know' it, because I'm no insider by any stretch of the imagination but I know a few people here and there, but Treliving didnt 'leave the Flames' they did not want him back under any circumstances and his 'Monahan Strategy' was one amongst many straws that broke that particular camel's back.
So Treliving panicked, made a hasty (and bad) decision and it kills me seeing Monahan in another team's jersey. I soothe my soul by seeing Treliving sitting in another team's GM chair and seeing Monahan happy and healthy.
Some players...as long as they don't go to Edmonton, I'll cheer for them anyways.