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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Rebuilding teams don't make trades for players like that especially giving up futures.
Ottawa has legit 1st liners and need to take a step. The Flames could keep adding to their 2nd and 3rd line and keep flailing around in that 8-11 position and having no assets.
A 5 game sample size for Cozen isn;t enought. He isn;t Reinhart or Eichel level.
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Why not? There is a clear hole in this franchise at center. Cozens in and he probably ranks #1 in the entire franchise.
I get that everyone loves to have a zillion prospects and picks, but we have a ton of good 2nd/3rd line prospects already. Lots won't turn out and when they dob't they are no different than burning assets.
Only so many spots on the team and if you add Cozens for cheap and he does pop, you can ditch Kadri and recover some of the assets and move forward with Cozens and Frost up the middle.
Nothing the Flames have done suggests that they are making a run at McKenna. If that is the plan then sure back off on Cozens, if that is the plan though. Conroy is the GM though so his opinion on how to build the team is more important that the CP posters who want to full rebuild.
I'd love to full rebuild but I don't see it happening to the level some want. You can add Cozens and trade others and make a run at McKenna too, but it looks like we would need a lottery win from a higher spot up in the standings to get him.
If we don't get a top 5 pick in next draft, what's the answer at center?