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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Still don't understand why the Monahan trade is held as an example of some sort of horrible trade. They traded a 1st to sign Kadri, who has been their best forward, and if traded likely gets a 1st+ back.
What's the issue here?
The health thing is also a nothing thing. Dude can't stay healthy. That has continued.
Again what's the issue here?
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A team never paid the same price as the Flames did to make that move. It is a combination of terrible management and pro scouting to think that somehow swapping Monahan, Tkachuk, and Gaudreau with Huberdeau, Kadri, Weegar was worth dumping a 1st and that this team was going to contend especially after being inconsistent year after year for a decade.
The Leafs paid a 1st to dump Marleau to a team that had to buy him out and take the full cap hit for that season because he signed the contract after 35. No team got bent over worse than the flames in 2022 and they are going to rival their young guns playoff drought because of it.