This really feels like ripping the bandage off the wound that is the Flames this year. They were obviously a bad team right from the start of the season but now that they have lost Kadri, Anderson and Weeger it really does emphasize the intention of tanking. They were the last veteran players with any semblance of value. Ultimately even Strome feels like a move to get the Flames to the cap floor and then have some trade value as a rental next year.
I think that these are the moves that the Flames had to make for their long term success but there are going to be some really bad games in the next couple of years.
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