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Originally Posted by gvitaly
The Flames were the 6th worst team at scoring goals last season. That's why generating offense seems like a pretty pressing need. Both now and into the future. Robertson is what? 25? So he'll play at a pretty high level for the next 8 years. Unless he turns into a pumpkin in CGY that would be a pretty fair contract. The best part is that he's still a RFA at the end of the season, so you can watch him play before making a commitment.
I just don't see the Flames ever landing that caliber of player as an UFA, not in a 32 team league with the salary cap significantly increasing each year.
Finally, developing skilled offensive Cs would be easier with a guy like Robertson on their wing than with a guy like Coleman.
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I like Robertson for the reasons you’ve outlined, but we are 1-2 drafts away from where we should consider these kinds of moves IMO.
We might not pick top 5, but the closer to it the better these next two seasons. This type of move puts us in that 16-20 range again IMO, which is just the worst.