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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Burke on the Fan 960 says the contract offer is still on the table and hope Cammalleri comes back.
Burke says Ryan Kesler screwed up the trade market, says it tied up 6 teams waiting for Kesler which had a domino effect on Vanek and Moulson.
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Easy to make the Canucks the bogeyman as they are a favorite target. On one hand I can see some teams that were interested in Kesler holding out hope they could swing a deal for him. But that didn't prevent Pittsburgh who was one of the teams that was interested from acquiring Goc and Stempniak at the last minute.
The abundance of scoring wingers was the real culprit. Hemsky, Gaborik, Ruutu, Vanek and Moulson coupled with buyers lacking an abundance of draft picks drove down prices. Teams like Ottawa and NJ probably offered a 3rd and when Burke said no they moved on. LA obviously saw Gaborik as a better fit and paid up. Believe when it came down to crunch time only Anaheim and Columbus were left. Anaheim was chasing Legwand up to the end and given that they had dealt a conditional third for Robidas and sold Penner for a 4th they were unwilling to give up a 2nd for Cammy as Murray has said he usually does not pursue rentals (Legwand was an exception). Don't know how serious CLB was but given that they got a second and third for Gaborik I can see Burke demanding a second and telling them to pound sand if they offered a third. Only other team that may have been inteested was Minny who could have sent Heatley back with a pick but they were out of seconds after the Moulson deal.