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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Or solve your goalie problem for the next decade and centre it around Hart.
I think next summer is the trade/no-trade decision for the Flames. If they feel like he isn't going to re-sign they need to move him then to maximize the value. This organization simply cannot afford to deal another franchise player for poor return. With 2 years left on a sweetheart deal - he would still have big value next year.
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IMO if you deal Gaudreau you're signalling a rebuild. He's your best player, he makes lesser players around him better, so by dealing him you're really committing to being a worse team.
I don't think there is the organizational imperative to compete like that. For what it's worth, I think it's an inevitability, but I don't think Flames ownership does a very good job of forecasting these sorts of things.
Honestly, it would be tough to deal gaudreau and get better in the following couple of years, and I just don't think this organization has the appetite for that.