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Originally Posted by macrov
I believe the trades were:
Kotalik + regehr for butler
2nd round pick for Byron
I remember feaster saying that
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Partially correct:
Regehr for Butler + Byron was the basis of the trade.
Feaster waned Kotalik added. Buffalo agreed, but pulled out Byron.
Flames added a 2nd to keep the original trade complete with the addition of Kotalik.
You can write it up a number of ways really, but when Feaster broke it down, he tried to 'sell' the trade by saying he felt that Byron was closer to the NHL than anyone they could have drafted that year with the 2nd. So while saying Feaster traded a 2nd for Byron isn't wrong by any means, it cost the Flames a 2nd to unload Kotalik's contract.
Regehr = Byron + Butler
Regehr + Kotalik = Butler
Regehr + Kotalik + 2nd = Byron + Butler
That is how I remember Feaster breaking down the trade.
In the end, it was all about getting the tagging room to re-sign Tanguay and Glencross, but mostly to make a big pitch at Richards. Had they spoken to Kotalik, they would have discovered he would rather return to Europe rather than stay in the AHL. The Flames would have acquired Byron and Butler for Regehr, without having to give up a 2nd.