If you have a guy like Tangs that you want to unload badly why not just buy him out and bite the bullet if you can't find a taker that doesn't want to dump a bigger pile of garbage at your doorstep? What have the owners gained paying more money for two players that barely contribute in Jones and O'Brien. Now they are paying SOB not to play on the Flames anyway. Sarich only had one year left on his deal and I find it hard to believe there wasn't a team out there that wouldn't have move a player back in a similar situation with one year left on the deal. I just hated how the Flames took on more term and money on that deal for worse players. I just don't find that a very good hockey/business move.
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