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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I think you can have that respect and try to do right by the player but still be more pro-active in shopping them and without having to wait until the player approaches you about being open / wanting to be moved.
I also think the whole players not wanting to play here thing is overblown. A winning team is where players want to play. The new arena will also help.
In the salary cap era the Flames have had absolutely no issue attracting UFAs wanting to play here when trying to contend. This whole PTSD after Gaudreau and Tkachuk left is mostly manufactured concern.
They made bad management decisions (and some bad timing due to COVID) that led to Gaudreau and Tkachuk walking, that had nothing to do with the city really.
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Right but I don't believe that's what they are doing.
I think they are being proactive.
I don't think they are waiting for the players to come to them.
But the public sound bytes are laid out to respect the player.
It's like the duck on a pond with the feet working below the water horizon.