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Originally Posted by kyuss275

This trade was not made last season so it is moot. Also when Tangs got 49 points he only played 64 games.

I don't think its a terrible trade, but for those posters trying to convince themselves that this trade was an all out win.....keep drinking the koolaid.

Any time you pick up a untradeable contract (Jones) it is not a win. I wanted Tangs off this team more than most but, he still earns his paycheque by being a 60 point player for $3.5 million. Could the flames get a 2nd for him? Hell no. But he was not a buyout contract and at worst would be picked up on waivers. 60 point players at $3.5 million do not pass through waivers.

Jones easily would pass through waivers. $4 million for a guy that is a 20-20 player when playing with above average talent. At $4million and that point production, he would need to hit everything that moves. He does not. If posters think Jones is going to be in the corners laying big checks out, you are in for a surprise. If Jones does not get back his speed, he will be lucky to get 15 goals with the flames considering the talent he will be playing with.

More than likely Jones is going to be the new whipping boy in less than a year, when posters see what $4 million players from other teams gets you. The one thing you can say is Jones will always have a place on this team for the rest of his contract, because the flames have no RW prospects and more than likely will loose Stempniak at the deadline.

Don't get me wrong the trade makes sense for on ice purposes, but off ice (contract) not so much. If the flames were not in a rebuild and were still near cap max like years past , there is not a chance in hell that this trade is made.

But we are in a rebuild and we are not near the cap so the point is moot, no?