I think this retrospective articles are really easy to write without context. The reality was that Kulak was going to be the #7 again in the Flames rotation. For his career, this means that he likely never would have become in the Flames rotation what he is now in Montreal (and had the potential to lose 1-2 more development years). Who signs him this offseason if he was the Flames #7 or #8 last season? Sometimes, the right thing to do is giving one of your employees an opportunity to flourish elsewhere, rather than holding them down for only a minor benefit to yourself.
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