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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
The rumor isn't that Treliving offered a 1st, Sven and Backlund for Spezza, the rumor is he offered Hudler, Wideman, Backlund and a 2nd or 3rd for Spezza.
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No kidding. I don't want to acquire Spezza but a healthy Spezza potentially outscores Hudler/Backlund combined and some people want Wideman bought out anyways. A true #1 centre is difficult to obtain so the cost of a 2nd line winger, 3rd line centre, overpaid #4 offensive defenseman and a pick is not an obscene amount like some are suggesting. It is a classic quantity for quality deal.
I bet these same people complaining hated the Phaneuf deal where the return was a younger 2nd line centre, 2nd/3rd line winger, #4 defenseman and a 4th liner.
Then again it is Garrioch so I take it about as seriously as an Eklund rumour, but I will pretend for a second that Bruce isn't just trying to manufacture a rumour and point out that we also don't know the finer details and never do until a trade is made.
Could there be a conditional pick coming to the Flames if Spezza doesn't re-sign?
Would it be conditional on Spezza agreeing to a contract?
Is there another player/prospect coming to the Flames as well?