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Originally Posted by Slanter
Yep, I understand this year was a lost year right from the start. I'm just saying these trades lock us into a lost year next year, and probably the next two at best.
Look, I said this was a personal opinion, and it really is. I've got boys 11 & 13. They're in the years where they become lifelong fans. And since they've become aware about hockey, the Flames have:
-Lost the best player on their roster to free agency (Gaudreau)
-Traded the next best player on their roster (Tkachuk)
-Traded the next best player on their roster (Lindholm)
-Traded their best player this year (Anderson)
-Traded my son's favorite player (Weegar)
Look... I know there are better players on the horizon. But we can also acknowledge this currently sucks. I can respect why the Flames management has been hesitant to do this. You're going to lose some fans now, and in the future.
So no, I don't want this team to bottom out hard. Was looking for a softer landing. But here we go.
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I'm honestly not sure this trade makes them any worse next season the way Weegar has been playing. I get that its hard to explain to kids why your team is trading all their "good" players away.
Hopefully they get some lottery luck, this team needs a name to market