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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
Ok, is this enough proof for you?
Smyth admitted he thought about joining the Oilers' fierce provincial rivals, the Calgary Flames, but the pull of the Oilers was too strong.
"There was a couple of teams in the mix," he said. "(The Flames) were one of them for sure. The fact that they were willing and excited I thank them for that. But obviously it would have been really tough emotionally with the Edmonton blood that's in me."
http://www.thehockeynews.com/article...raft-pick.html |
Not really.
We knew Smyth was trying to get back into Alberta, clearly Edmonton was plan A, Calgary was plan B. So in Smyth's eyes Calgary may have been "in the mix", but that is still open for a lot of different interpretations. Calgary may have inquired, they may have considered it an option, they may have even made an offer, which is how I would quantify "trying to get him".
There is no proof in any of the quotes. I am not denying it. Just don't know. Again, it's another thing that didn't happen, so to praise or criticize it seems pretty academic at this point.