This trade is a win for the Flames.
If we're talking about team X that had lots of RW depth and no LW depth and team X trades Tanguay for Jones, team X lost the trade. But the Flames are not team X.
Where did Tanguay fit on the Flame's depth chart? The Flames have 2 small/skilled LW's ahead of him. Sven needs the minutes for development and Hudler is younger. Glencross is the closest thing the Flames have to a power forward LW.
So I'd slot Tanguay in behind Hudler, Sven and Glencross. Tanguay has some skills, but where were the Flames supposed to play him? On the 4th line?
Would Jones pass through waivers? Kind of. If you could separate the player from the contract, Jones' contract would pass through waivers, but Jones the player would not. He's a serviceable player with a bad contract.
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