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Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire
I'm starting to think getting rid of Wilson was a mistake.
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Well that is a complicated statement for a few reasons.
1) Wilson was on a one-way deal. Is his case not exactly the same as Brett Carson who couldn't be assigned to the Heat during the lockout because of the one-way deal? Wouldn't this have ruled Wilson ineligible to be sent down during the lockout?
2) If the league started back up do you think the Flames would have been ecstatic about paying him a pretty hefty amount to play in the AHL on his one-way NHL salary?
3) Wilson wanted out. Do you think it would have been healthy to deny him the opportunity to play abroad and have a player in the locker room logging huge minutes who didn't want to be there and wasn't really a prospect?
4) Another contract on the books would have made 48 I believe and given the Flames very little flexibility for signing any college free agents next spring and the like. As well it would make it even harder to ink McCarthy to an NHL deal if they need him as a depth defenceman.
Obviously Wilson was amazing for the Heat last year. But you can't just say they made a mistake by not bringing him back without considering all the ramifications of that decision.