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Plan A or Plan B?

Buying or selling?

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It is, cautioned Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving, not quite that simple. Not yet.

And not even on Leap Day 2016, which doubles this year as the NHL’s always-hectic trade deadline.

“Well … you’re always trying to help your team,” Treliving said Friday, the start of the one-month countdown to deadline day. “Some people, coming up to the deadline, just always classify you as either buyers or sellers. I guess there’s a hint of truth to that, but if you can help yourself now and put yourself in a better position for now without hurting your long-term aspirations, then that’s great.”

The Flames, on Feb. 29, will be in Philadelphia, ready to face off with the Flyers just hours after the leaguewide trade frenzy.

That’s the part we know.

What we don’t know — and, during this roller-coaster campaign, can’t even guess — is where they’ll be in the standings.

The Flames (21-24-3) sputtered into the all-star break and currently sit sixth in the Pacific Division, eight points out of the playoff picture.