My thoughts:
- seems on the surface this is all about improving the forward ranks. I like Hagman a lot and he's got a good contract for 2 years beyond this season. Stajan may just be a solution for this year or does this perhaps free up the opportunity to trade Langkow? White is probably the best piece - he's an improving dman that is an RFA so he's a long-term part of this as well.
- However we give up by far the best asset in the deal without getting a true 1st line/top pairing type guy back. And #3 is a guy that could explode in a new market. That's the risk.
- I'm shocked the Flames dealt Dion - I never thought they would, but I'm wrong a lot.
Overall I'm not a huge fan of the trade but I'll wait and see how these guys fit in. I am looking forward to seeing White who I think Flames fans will really like.
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