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Ansabch12

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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 8:39 a.m.
Thread: Marner Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ansabch12</b></div><div>Dude the value isn’t the issue in the trade the problem is that Marner makes no sense for the Flames.

You get him for one year and then he immediately demands 12 mil which for a rebuilding team is beyond stupid considering we already have Huberdeau long term.

I don’t understand why you guys can’t see that there is no fit for him on a non-competitive team, not to mention giving away one of our two viable NHL caliber dmen to bring in another extremely overpaid winger is not a recipe for success.

Unless the Flames are getting Marner for free it isn’t worth it for us, it doesn’t matter how much regular season success he has.</div></div>

Appreciate your opinion. From a (true) fit perspective, I can't comment as a Habs fan.
As long as value is fair (within reason), I think that is most important for me when creating ACGMs. (Everyone's goal on here is different ofc.)

All I can say is that the Flames are way further along a rebuild in terms of the pieces they have, compared to the Habs.
(And as a Habs fans, we don't really want to see the Flames succeed, because your 2025 first *infinite conditions belongs to us.)
That said I still want to see the Stanley Cup back in Canada ASAP, regardless of which Canadian team winning it.

If you want younger talent you can move guys like Kuzmenko and Sharangovich around, to gain more assets, but Marner is a once in a life-time acquisition. Would have loved to see Marner on the Habs second line, although that will likely never happen lol.

You will have 90million in cap in the 2025-2026 season. Who else do you want to spend that money on? (Having one super talented player take up 14% of the cap is not terrible)
And surrounding the playoffs, you know that this is purely mental. Marner on a line with Kadri, not playing in his hometown, playing with flow, is something I would not want to face. Scary thought! I am glad y'all are in the western conference.