What do you want the Flames to do at the Deadline?

[bigrangy]

Inspired by a post in the GDT:

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

Way I look at it is this could go 4 ways.

Win and Tre buys at deadline - everyone on here is mad.
Lose and Tre sells at deadline - everyone on here is mad.
Win and Tre sells at deadline - everyone on here is mad.
Lose and Tre buys at deadline - everyone on here is mad.

Sure glad I'm not a GM Hahaha.

They got the win out of the way, but it still only leaves two options, either everyone is mad, or everyone is mad.


But I don't think one can really be mad if the team does what you want, so here's your chance to earn your right to be mad tomorrow.


Do you want the Flames to:

Go All-in: trade the 1st, trade Pelletier, trade everyone to make a run this year!


Buy: make some smaller moves, up to the second tier propsects (i.e. Zavgorodniy, MEP, your favorite goalie) to pick up a rental that makes sense


Stand Pat: keep the UFAs, maybe add a small depth piece with a 4th or similar


Sell: Move one or both of Brodie/Hamonic, move some depth for some future assets


Blow It UP!: Move a core piece in a hockey/futures deal, ship the UFAs for whatever you can get and hand the reins to the kids

[topfiverecords]

I want the Flames to make everyone on here mad.

[Textcritic]

It has been such a confusing year that I don't even know. Whatever happens, I just want them to be smart about it.

[keenan87]

Sell the free agents. Then do a big re-tool in the off-season.

[Roof-Daddy]

A good hockey trade that shakes up the core and sell everything they can for as many 2020 picks as they can get.

[Dion]

Do a hockey trade that shakes up the core. Tre has to get good return for this to work.

[TheScorpion]

Trade for Sidney Crosby. Just kidding. I hope they go get a top-six forward from somewhere. Fleece the Leafs.

[bigrangy]

Personally, I still trust that management will make a call and it will be the right one, this group still has too much good will for me to doubt them.


If I was running it, I would certainly be going with Sell. I love Brodie and I would certainly aim to re-sign him in the summer, but this team isn't going anywhere with or without him (and Hamonic) so it's time to get some assets to help for the next push.


(Also, how do I make this a poll)

[GranteedEV]

Sell these UFAS:
Stone
Hamonic

keep these UFAs:
Brodie
Talbot

call up:
czarnik

acquire:
a RHS Dman who can run a PP (Vatanen?)
a RHS RW who's better than Tobias Rieder for the 4th line

and publically say they still believe this is a playoff team. That will leave (with Gio/Valimaki injured)

Hanifin-Andersson
Kylington-Brodie
Davidson-(Vatanen)
Yelesin

as our blueline. See what you have. Evaluate these guys. Extend the acquisition too.

[Canadianman]

Sell

[Icon]

Full on sell, wholesale, get picks & prospects from whoever is willing. Odds are with that approach it realistically only means like 3 or 4 guys traded by the time you wheel and deal.

Even with some pieces shipped out, the playoff race is so close they might get in anyway.... But that's not the point, restructure the clearly not built well enough group into something better.



All that said, I'll be just as excited to cheer for whatever they add tomorrow instead.

LoL

[tvp2003]

I’ll be mad if they go all in. This team’s not good enough to make a real run.

I’ll be mad if they buy, our prospect cupboard is thin as it is and we need to keep our draft picks.

I’ll be mad if they stand pat, because the division is wide open and the right player could really help our final push.

I’ll be mad if we sell because moving a piece like Brodie will basically mean we’ll miss the playoffs and this whole season was a waste.

I’ll be mad if we blow it up because we have a good core signed to good contracts but keep bringing in lower tier coaches who can’t get them to play consistent hockey.

MAD!

[1qqaaz]

I want them to sell, but I know they wont, so I'm hoping for a hockey trade.

Worst outcome would be nothing IMO.

[Sandman]

I would like to feel the euphoria of aquiring an exciting young star player, without giving up any huge pieces. Is that so wrong?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Is there an ex-Flame Treliving can bring back? That's always been the perennial deadline ask.

[JohnnyHockey]

If they don't sell Brodie I think it is a huge mistake by management. There has been a long period of time that he has been untradeable and or worthless on the open market, until now. With the price tag of other Dmen that have moved in the past couple weeks, he should fetch a fairly decent return. I see very little benefit to keeping him on this roster at this stage even with the injuries, unless they're confident he resigns but I imagine that would have been done by now if it was the plan.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Is there an ex-Flame Treliving can bring back? That's always been the perennial deadline ask.

Curtis Lazar

[dammage79]

Trade whatever expiring assets and or pieces you dont intend to keep moving forward.

Bring in options while keeping the drive alive.

I can see Treliving making a major impact tomorrow.

But what I think happens is usually the opposite most of the time so probably a trade for a 4th liner.

[shadowlord]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Curtis Lazar

I'll see your Curtis Lazar and raise you one Michael Frolik.

[N-E-B]

Hockey is supposed to be fun. Trades are fun. I would like them to do something. Preferably add.