Yeah but you don't know what the Flames would have done with that 2nd pick. Likely they draft someone other than Vlasic. Even if they do take Vlasic, maybe they mismanage his development. At the time of the trade, the 2nd is worth a 2nd round pick and a first is a worth a first and nothing else. It's not Kiprusoff for Vlasic. Even in hindsight.
It's like saying if in 1985 you gave me 100 bucks and I invested it in Microsoft and became a millionaire, you can't say you made me a millionaire. My decision to invest it made me a millionaire.
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