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Originally Posted by Hackey
The Flames were capable of trading him to any of the 30 teams. If he would have re-entered the draft he was projected to be a top 10 pick. I'd say majority of teams would have liked to add a prospect like this to their organization. Because of the high demand teams knew they would have to pay to land him. Erixon wanted to go to NY but by no means were the Flames obligated to trade him there. New York knew they would have to pay a fair price to get him.
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Why would a team trade for Erixon when they know he will only sign in NY?