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Originally Posted by moon
The signing of Bryz may be waiting for the trading of Smid sure, but them trading Smid was not dependent on them signing Bryzgalov which is my point.
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Sure, but that's not the same as:
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Originally Posted by moon
The Bryzgalov aspect and salary cap concerns seem to not have been an issue at all.
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The two are absolutely connected. The trade may very well have happened without Bryz being in the picture, but that you you simply guessing based on prior conversations which don't indicate the same thing you seem to think.
Yes, they talked about Smid, yes there was an offer on the table. From both accounts, it was put to rest days and days ago and the Flames said "call me if things change." This should indicate that the Oilers were NOT willing to part with Smid, at very least for that price, until it became apparent with the entry of Bryz, that they needed the cap space.
Yes, they may have identified Smid as a moveable asset, but they did not move him until Bryz was in the picture and they required the space to sign Bryz, thus, the two are very directly connected. Smid moving WAS dependant on Bryz. MIGHT they have moved him at some point anyways? Yeah, maybe, you can guess all you want, but fact is he was moved in large part because they wanted to sign Bryz, and there is absolutely zero evidence to refute that.
Move on.