I am still hoping he will re-sign for a one year deal and can be traded next year but this does not seem realistic. There will be a few teams throwing around big money on free agent day and someone is going to overpay Cammalleri in money and term.
The really horrible part is this will be the second time Cammalleri has left Calgary with the Flames getting nothing in return. Looking at the Montreal trade on its own the Flames made a good deal but in the big picture with Cammy leaving it was really a steal for the Canadiens. They acquired Cammalleri for nothing and then later traded him and a goalie they didn't need for Bourque and second in a deep draft. Even if you consider Bourque a bad pickup they still got a second round pick for free and turned it into a top goalie prospect. From the Flames perspective if they had kept Cammalleri in the first place or not traded for him again they would have had that second round pick and could have gotten other assets for Bourque. The only saving grace is that Ramo turned into a starter but he was never going to play for Montreal anyways.
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