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Originally Posted by Hackey
They traded UFAs who refused to sign. Do you really give them that much credit for that? What was the alternative? Keep them and lose them for nothing?
I like the Markstrom move and wish we would see more of those types of moves. Tougher decisions. But again I feel like Markstrom had one foot out the door after the failed trade and he wanted out. We also had a goalie logjam.
This year they sat on their hands and did nothing. Even Brad gained picks in the year the Flames surprised and made the playoffs. Not a fan of the team doing nothing for the future this year.
This year the obvious move in Andersson. I'll be disappointed if he is signed. But again another UFA so pretty easy decision if he won't sign or the ask is unreasonable.
Would love to see them move some of the other vets this year though. If the Flames truly did plan on tanking and Wolf prevented it this year then make a few more moves this year in that direction. The team was propped up by vets who are not part of the future
And how long are they willing to be patient? That is my biggest fear as a fan. They might be willing to do the right things for a couple years but I think will see an attempt to speed things up sooner than later. I feel like teams shouldn't even consider speeding things up until you have a solid young core in place to build around. For the Flames I think that's at least another top line forward or two. That's assuming Wolf and Parekh are the real deal. A top line shutdown D would also be ideal.
Moves like Sharangovich, Frost, Farabee, just already feel like moves where they want to speed things up but try to sell were getting younger. Accumulating third line guys at this point is a waste of assets to me. I'd rather have a couple extra 2nd round picks instead of those guys. Guys like that are a dime a dozen you can find easily at any point. Give your scouts more opportunities to hit in this building phase.
This offseason will be interesting to see the path they take.
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Agreed. My concern is the Flames are adding depth players before they've established a young core. As though they're attempting to prop up and support the veterans we have in Backs, Kadri, and Huberdeau. It seems so short sighted and typical for this ownership group.