The Flames are a team of half measures

“The moral of the story is, I chose a half measure when I should have gone all the way. I’ll never make that mistake again. No more half measures, Walter.”

Let’s review Brad Treliving’s recent trades.

• Traded a third round pick and a conditional fifth (based on a re-signing) for Michael Stone.
• Traded Jyrki Jokipakka and a second round pick for Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka.
• Traded Chad Johnson, Brandon Hickey, and a conditional third round pick (that becomes a second upon reaching the playoffs) for Mike Smith.

These trades have a couple of things in common: they were all deadline deals, and they were all half measures.