Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Can't quote you for some reason Paulie, so will do it manually:
I get that you don't want to spend a pick, but you can always trade Carlo again at the deadline two seasons from now for more than you paid to get him, especially if he is playing better than he has this season. Given how Huska has the defencemen playing, i would take that bet. This draft isn't very deep anyway, and in two years, it may be deeper. So from a cost-perspective, I don't hate it.
I look at it similarly to the Monahan deal that I really hate. I don't care about he difference in picks - I hate that the Flames won't have 3 first round picks this year, period. Whatever pick goes to Montreal, it will be pricey and it could have been turned into a big piece of the puzzle long-term. However, if the Flames end up trading Kadri in the off-season, then that's when the 'difference' in value means something to me, and it is even possible for the Flames to get more in return than they gave up to unload Monahan's deal. Maybe. Either way, we wait until (or if) that day comes to close the book on that deal. Carlo would be in that same vein - give up something now, trade him for something else later on. Or who knows - maybe he solidifies himself as a really good defensive defencemen for the next 7 years? There are worse things.
As Weegar-Bahl-Pachal - that's too few defencemen. Ideally you want a top pairing with 2 experienced defencemen that go up against the best lines. You probably want 2 more experienced defencemen on the 2nd pairing, but I guess if one is good enough defensively, you can partner him with a young and inexperienced defencemen - Tanev-Kylington as an example. Then Pachal with another inexperienced young defencemen cutting his teeth in the NHL that you can shelter more.
I don't think it is fair to expect Parekh, Brzustewicz, Poirier, etc.., to suddenly have to face McDavid, MacKinnon, etc., night in and night out in their first season. It would create chaos. It would rattle them and the entire team too much IMO. The forwards wouldn't trust the defencemen playing behind them. Wolf would probably start developing poor habits and feel he has to cheat a little since he can't trust the defencemen to get over, or stop the pass going across, or get to the rebounds. I think it would be detrimental trying to develop kids that way. I think pairing a young defencemen with an experienced and vocal defencemen would go a long way in bringing up these highly talented offensive defencemen in the system.
Plus, what would happen if one of them gets hurt? Team turned into almost a tire-fire when Bahl got hurt.
I am also not convinced that you can sign a decent enough defencemen as a UFA in the off-season either. Nobody really wants to play in Calgary - not a competitive team, it is Canada and it is cold, and the facilities suck. it will be a different story when this team is back to winning, plus the new arena. I think you either overpay for a 4th (including having to give out too much term). Top 4 D probably don't want 2 year terms, and with the amount of talented D coming through the pipeline, I wouldn't want to overpay one for 4-5 years right now.
I don't believe this rumour really has much legs to it, but if it happens, I can understand why, as long as the price was not exorbitant. It wouldn't surprise me to see Conroy grab a defencemen somewhere through trade with 2-3 years left on his deal. That's just how I see it anyway - I guess we will see what happens.
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