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Originally Posted by Parallex
They can't offer it... they don't have a 1st round pick (unless they're talking about a 2014 1st round pick).
Regardless the Flames shouldn't accept Bernier. He'll be eligible for unrestricted free agent in two years. I think we can all mostly agree that those two years aren't likely to be part of a window of contention for the post-Iginla Calgary Flames. I think getting Bernier would be pointless (and possibly redundant).
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Yeah, I agree. Getting Bernier as the major piece has "win-now" written all over it. This team is not going to be competing for anything in the next 2 or 3 seasons. I'd much rather go with what we have in the system for now and get pieces for the future.
Bernier will likely not be pleased going from a good team to a bad team and won't have any loyalty to the Flames beyond his current contract. We'll have to overpay to keep him I would bet.
The only way I think it's good is if we flip Bernier somewhere either immediately as part of 3-way trade, or at least before his contract is up.
3-way trades are so rare, but if we could get Bernier and Toffoli for Iginla, then send Bernier to Toronto for a 1st and a prospect, that would be ideal.