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Originally Posted by Steve Bozek
I've hated this trade from the beginning, and especially because it was to Vancouver. Has Calgary ever won a trade with Vancouver? I think of Paul Reinhart almost derailing the Stanley Cup run as the worst example.
I don't buy the reasoning re urgency in getting a deal done." A mid to late second round pick is nowhere near a sure thing to turn into anything as good as Sven is now. So Sven and his agent were unhappy with his treatment by Hartley et al and wouldn't re-sign when this contract was up. Well, the Flames still would have his rights, and if he'd played out the string in Adirondack with a good performance, and the situation was re-assessed at contract time, who's to say whether the dissatisfaction would still be there, or whether a trade for a prospect or draft pick with another team couldn't have worked out just as well. In the meantime, the baby Flames would have had a better chance of playoffs, and there was always the possibility that the big club would need him because of injuries down the stretch or in the playoffs.
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The request to move began months ago prior to the trade deadline. Sometimes you just have to recognize when to cut your losses and get back the best value possible as much as you'd like the situation to turn around and the player change his and succeed.
Also as good as Sven right now? Please tell me exactly how good as an NHL player he's been this year.