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Originally Posted by kehatch
I agree the Flames are too good to be terrible. That's the point. The types of moves we are making are normally done to round out a strong core. Without the core these types of moves are just going to keep us in the "too good to be terrible, not good enough to be great" category.
I am not talking about the Frost deal specifically, that was just a high value move period. But holding on to pending ufas like Lindholm, Hanafin, Andersson; targeting mid line tweeners; potentially giving up true futures for assets that help now; etc. It's unlikely to balance our aging vets let alone make the large step forward we desperately need.
I am just tired of a strategy that, at best, keeps is very average.
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The Flames have not used that strategy under Conroy though. So there is not really anything to worry about in that regard. He has a pretty simple strategy, trade pending UFAs for futures, keep veterans who are not pending UFAs so the young players have someone to learn from and the Flames don’t end up with years and years of crap like almost every rebuild and when it makes sense make targeted trades for young NHL players that fit the age category he is trying to build around.
Conroy has not made a single trade of the type that you are worried about.