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Originally Posted by Rhett44
Some people cannot grasp this concept. Sure, if Colorado trades for Robertson, or someone right there in the cup contender mix, it would make sense. You trade for a scoring winger hoping they can take you to another level.
For a team like the Flames, at a start of a tear down, it really makes no sense. We are not one scoring winger away from being a contender. We need to be using assets to get a center if anything as well, not another winger.
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Rich coming from you.
The Flames need more skilled higher end talent. Top of the line players. It would be foolish to acquire ones that were aging but Robertson is very young.
The top centre position is the #1 need but that doesn't mean that you don't look to improve your team elsewhere.
And as much as you want them tearing down, that's not what they are doing. So no - they are not 'at the start of a tear down'.
I don't think Rasmus for Roberston is a realistic deal at all, but if it is, you do it because you both improve your team (much to your chagrin) and you reset the timeline on the asset. Moving forward, Robertson is a more valuable asset - to the Flames or as a trade chip.
There are all sorts of reasons why a Rasmus for Robertson deal would be good for this organization.