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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Hughes was the oldest piece in the trade which was not the case when Calgary acquired Farabee and Frost. Farabee is turning 26 in a couple months same draft as Hughes. Rossi is from the same draft as Zary who some consider part of the Flames future.
The Flames started trading their vets for picks when they sent Zadorov to the Canucks over 2 years ago and the Canucks started now.
I am sure the Canucks would rather have kept what turned out to be the 12th pick in the draft for Marcus Pettersson that was a stupid win now move to try and convince Hughes to stay. Dumb move.
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The Farabee/Frost deal is held as some example of why the flames aren't re-building. I look at that deal as them trying to help the team last year, but not at the expense of much. They acquired 2 guys, in their RFA years for some bit pieces and a 2nd.
If Farabee/Frost were rentals I get it. But that single deal, given their ages, doesn't signal they aren't re-building. Particularly with the context of the other moves made and not made.