Was an awful trade for Colorado the moment it was made. I could maybe see if he was super young and had a bunch of room for development, but Berra will be 28 in just over a month. What you see it more or less what you get and he had done nothing on North American ice to garner that kind of return or that contract. Complete and utter highway robbery by the Flames.
And I wouldn't feel too sorry for him. On most teams he would've gotten a 2-way deal and would probably be making $75K this year in the AHL. Instead he got $4.35M in guaranteed money out of the Avalanche and if he's smart won't have any serious money worries for the rest of his life.
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