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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Explain how it’s a lack of planning.
He just explained that they considered signing him. Terms didn’t work so now they’re gonna trade him. What part of that is not planning?
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As we're learning, waiting until the last year of a player's contract to decide whether he'll be part of your roster long-term means even if he doesn't stay, all you'll likely get for him in a trade is his rental value. If the plan is to maximize asset value, you don't let it get to that. But the Flames historically have other priorities besides maximizing asset value - trying to squeak into the playoffs, maintaining the goodwill of players right up to the moment they leave, etc.