The real winner in this deal?...
Red Bull. Their spokesman just got dealt to the centre of the universe and their logo will be pasted all over TSN for the next decade.
Seriously, I was shocked to see this deal. You never want to see a core player traded, but clearly Sutter had a reason to make this trade. He knows this team better than any of us and there must have been a reason for this trade. He obviously shopped Dion around and we have to believe that this was the best deal available.
Hagman, Stajan and White will all contribute to the Flames offensively. Goal scoring is the team's problem area, and this deal definitely addresses that. Burke most likely demanded that Mayers be included the deal. He had asked to be moved and Burke didn't have any takers. He's a UFA at season's end and I don't think he'll have a huge impact on this team (prove me wrong Jamal).
The emergence of Giordano and the signing of Bouwmeester make Dion expendable and bringing White into the mix doesn't hurt our d-core. The Flames still have a very strong top 6 and we've added a lot of offense to our team. I'm looking forward to watching this team over the next couple of weeks leading up to the break.
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