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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Yeah you might be able to argue they will be a better team long term with the kings ransom they could have got for Price and the extra $10.5M in cap space.
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Well its always interesting when you can envision players moving around like players in a computer game, but that fact is that not all players are available to all teams. The Flames ended up with Hamonic and Stone because they happen to want to play for the Flames, not saying its a bad pickup, its a great move by Treleving but teams need to work with the limitations they have.
Bergevin did not have a fantasy pick of players he could replace Price with if they were available. For example if you look back at the Patrick Roy trade, thats the kind of players you can expect in return, all of them forgetable. Teams that force trades because they cannot meet salary demands do not work out well.