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Originally Posted by kyuss275
But Gary Betman is also a lawyer and he helped write the rules. All i can see is that Feaster while having a very good case to stand on, would have wasted weeks to get his win. In the meantime the current product on the ice would probably have been well out of a playoff spot by the time O Reilly would have been a flame. I don't see how the risk is nil if you are talking about this years team and potential of giving up a top 5 pick?
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1) Really need to get rid of the top 5 pick idea. The Flames are not good most of the time. Nobody can argue that. At the same time, the realistic placing of their draft pick would have been anywhere from 7-14. A pick in that spot plus a 3rd for ROR? Fair trade since ROR has already been tested in the NHL offensively and defensively.
2) Even if the team was out of it, ROR is 22. This is not another Jokinen in his declining career. Once again, not a bad trade off.