Whitney was prime trade bait, but then the Oilers went on their little pre-trade deadline run and probably decided to keep him based on the possibilities. There's also the possibility Lowe was busy schomoozing tier 1 fans on trade deadline day after getting Smithson and forgetting about Whitney.
Ryan Whitney, there's hope after Edmonton jerks you around...unlike other team's blacklisting you, getting on the Oilers blacklist is a positive to other teams around the league - See Souray, Sheldon.
As far as the Flames, said before, will say again, I think Tanguay's gone...trade, maybe, but don't see too many takers, so my money is still on a buyout so the Flames don't have his contract for 3 more years. Cammalleri probably traded at the draft; I'm sure he's not going to have much objection to that either.
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