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transplant99 · 03-02-2015, 06:02 PM

No one should take issue with this trade really.

he had stagnated as a Flame, and more than anything else didnt want to be a part of things moving forward as clearly he knows he has been passed by at least 5 or 6 guys in the last 6 months alone and was going to lose waiver ability after this season.....meaning if he did come and try one more season and didnt make the team, he could have been claimed by Buffalo or Toronto or Edmonton etc...likely not as appealing as getting dealt somewhere specific so he has a chance to make an impression this year and try to wrangle another deal from them.

I get that people dont like the team he went too, but who cares in the end? He wasn't coming back and his chances of making the Canucks is no better than it was here.

Cest la vie.

Considering the return, its a really nice trade by Treliving who has had to deal with a lot of adversity the last couple weeks leading into todays decision.

03-02-2015, 06:02 PM	#616
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	No one should take issue with this trade really. he had stagnated as a Flame, and more than anything else didnt want to be a part of things moving forward as clearly he knows he has been passed by at least 5 or 6 guys in the last 6 months alone and was going to lose waiver ability after this season.....meaning if he did come and try one more season and didnt make the team, he could have been claimed by Buffalo or Toronto or Edmonton etc...likely not as appealing as getting dealt somewhere specific so he has a chance to make an impression this year and try to wrangle another deal from them. I get that people dont like the team he went too, but who cares in the end? He wasn't coming back and his chances of making the Canucks is no better than it was here. Cest la vie. Considering the return, its a really nice trade by Treliving who has had to deal with a lot of adversity the last couple weeks leading into todays decision.