[Trade] Elias Lindholm to VAN for Kuzmenko, Brzustewicz, Jurmo, 2024 1st, cond 2024 4th

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

I hope the Flames never trade for rentals when they have rebuilt and are contending. At least not high priced ones. What a colossal waste of assets.

Teams always get fooled into believing player “X” is the guy that will push them over the top. It’s really only worth it if the player has term or is willing to sign an extension like Mark Stone did. The Canucks got over excited in their first year of looking like a contender and emptied their clip on guys who more than likely were going to test free agency. Zadorov I understood, as he was a relatively cheap add. Lindholm was the big risk and it ultimately failed. You don’t give up a first and two prospects for a rental and are happy about losing in the second round. I think the Canucks under their new management have made some solid moves but if they continue with this “all in” aggressive approach at proceeding trade deadlines they will not be contenders for long. Their fans won’t admit it, as they seem to be having a love affair with their new management, but Conroy dunked on their gm and got him to overpay weeks before the deadline.

[Mattman]

Even if the other trades Conroy pulled off for Markstrom, Tanev, Hanifin seemed okay or meh, this trade is the biggest one that will pay off huge into the future.

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

I hope the Flames never trade for rentals when they have rebuilt and are contending. At least not high priced ones. What a colossal waste of assets.

Amen. For me, this is the last unknown about Conroy.

Always be selling, and if not selling don’t bother trying to buy. It’s a very poor roi and for every team that spends assets to win the cup, there are 5-8 that spend assets and wind up worse off.

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by Beninho

Teams always get fooled into believing player “X” is the guy that will push them over the top. It’s really only worth it if the player has term or is willing to sign an extension like Mark Stone did. The Canucks got over excited in their first year of looking like a contender and emptied their clip on guys who more than likely were going to test free agency. Zadorov I understood, as he was a relatively cheap add. Lindholm was the big risk and it ultimately failed. You don’t give up a first and two prospects for a rental and are happy about losing in the second round. I think the Canucks under their new management have made some solid moves but if they continue with this “all in” aggressive approach at proceeding trade deadlines they will not be contenders for long. Their fans won’t admit it, as they seem to be having a love affair with their new management, but Conroy dunked on their gm and got him to overpay weeks before the deadline.

Yeah. They definitely should have used those assets for Guentzal. We knew how awful Lindholm was. Glad they didn't want to believe Mr All-Star was a dud.