Speculation: Armchair GM 2024-25 Season, Craig Conroy's Can Do Calgary Flames

[Volica]

Fair, but the point would be that most of the time when a truly elite C is available, the cost is either nuts, or there's warts/risk.

I mean in reality, the cost of acquiring PLD from LA was literally nothing.
He'd be leading our team in scoring. Not that he'd actually be leading the team, I think with our low end offence he'd probably only have 30-35 points now.

The issue is also that albatross he's carrying around, and we have enough questionable ones right now

 

[Lunatik]

Fair, but the point would be that most of the time when a truly elite C is available, the cost is either nuts, or there's warts/risk.

Of the 13 PPG centers over the last 3 years (min. games), just JT Miller and Jack Eichel have been traded. One had neck issues, the other has been traded 3x (he wasn't elite the first 2 times) and seems to have some issues getting along with teammates.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I mean in reality, the cost of acquiring PLD from LA was literally nothing.
He'd be leading our team in scoring. Not that he'd actually be leading the team, I think with our low end offence he'd probably only have 30-35 points now.

The issue is also that albatross he's carrying around, and we have enough questionable ones right now

Also fair, I was thinking more the cost that Winnipeg and LA paid for him. Washington got him for nothing because of the warts.