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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
My expectations were that Cammellari would either receive an extension (as Burke had discussed over the past couple weeks) or be traded for market value. I don't think either expectation was unreasonable.
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As reasonable possibilities, sure. As expectations, yes it is unreasonable, because there are far more factors at play than simply Burke's actions. Burke can't sign him if he doesn't decide to. Burke can't trade him if no one wants to take him.
Also unreasonable because there might be other ways to look at it that we aren't considering, including having to meet the salary floor. If it's a choice between a sixth round pick vs. signing him to get to the floor (and since Cammy seems to like the city), then maybe that's the decision that a sixth is worth having the chance in keeping a known guy on a less than great contract to get to the floor rather than having to bring in a guy that is an unknown on a less than great contract.
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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
I think even those who are defending the lack of movement or shrugging it off would likely admit that the current scenario would have been their "worst case" scenario.
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Sure, in my mind not trading Cammy is probably the worst case scenario for today, but not yet the worst case scenario in terms of asset management because it hasn't played out yet.
And given our other moves today, the possibility that there just wasn't a deal to be made at least deserves consideration rather than just going with the assumptions.
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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
I guess, simply, I don't understand how Burke could have "good discussions" with Cammellari about an extension, explore the trade market and end up with nothing but risk.
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I think it's pretty easy to see, since Cammy won't sign until it's right for him, not right for the Flames, and it's not unreasonable for there to be no deals despite exploring the trade market, especially in light of the other deals the Flames made.