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Originally Posted by Bingo
The abuse Treliving takes on this site is off the charts.
Trade didn't work out.
Wish he didn't do it.
But the hockey community had the Flames as a contending team after those moves before puck drop on that season.
Not sure how the goof got all that media from other cities behind him.
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The monahan move to make room for kadri was the wrong way to handle it.
LTIR was the way to go. And you figure out a solution that doesn't cost you a 1st round pick along the way.
There was always a realistic chance Monahan could heal and regain form.
He got impulsive after getting spurned by gaudreau's camp last minute and made moves (including the whopper signings) and pushed all his chips in on his plan B instead of thinking things through and considering different outcomes.
Signed huby when his stock was at its highest. And dealt monahan when his stock was at its lowest.
Signaled impatience. All after patience and process was his MO for years. He abandoned it that off-season and the team is still paying for it under CC.
And best of all, leaves town right after it was evident those moves were backfiring.
The flak is earned.