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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Point one may be correct, we can agree to disagree on that one. But point two is almost irrelevant, the Flames are awash in cap space. They have no cap concerns for at least 3-4 years. By the time they do Kadri is off the books. As for point 3, if the Flames cannot compete until 2029 or 2030 with Pettersson that would presumably mean in a world without trying to get a number one center via trade the Flames won’t be able to compete until 2032 or 2033. Not sure anyone wants to grind through a 10 year rebuild.
I suspect the Flames could acquire Pettersson and keep 3 out of 4 of their 1st round picks that they have in the next two years and keep 9 out of 10 of their top prospects and throw in Rasmus and get it done. I guess my question would be do people want an 8-10 year rebuild or do they want a 4-5 year rebuild (with 23/24 marking the start of the rebuild). Pettersson definitely makes the latter more likely.
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1) Even if it is a 4-5 year rebuild, Pettersson is 31 and costing $11.6M - hardly ideal (and that's best case)
2) Acquiring Pettersson adds to the propping up of the current team, meaning it is more difficult to acquire the talent the rebuild is trying to acquire. In other words, his presence makes the 4-5 year rebuild less likely to materialize.