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Originally Posted by D as in David
A six-year younger player and a third-round pick. How is that not future-oriented? Would you not presume a younger player would have a longer future in the NHL at that point?
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I don't classify a 25 year old as "futures" - Thats an established player
But the point was they traded Toffoli, entering his UFA year for a player to help that season and going forward - Not future picks as the main component of the trade
It was certainly future oriented. I certainly don't think the Flames have made any moves recently that weren't future oriented.
I just don't think they have (had) fully embraced the inevitable and thought they could somehow speed up the 'retool' (rebuild) and what will be an entire roster over hall by the time it's done. Heck a lot of fans on this board thought or still think having Wolf means we can come out of this faster and compete quicker then any modern rebuild.
Hopefully this start makes them realize its better to completely pull the band aid off and do it properly