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Originally Posted by SebC
An odd deal - winning the trade (i.e. doing better than an offer sheet) requires either losing the player or overpaying him.
If Hamilton signs for less than $7.3M we overpaid. If he signs for more than $7.3M then we underpaid, but Hamilton might be overpaid. I'm guessing he comes in under, which means Boston won the trade - even if they would've lost had we made a similar offer sheet instead. |
I have no idea why Hamilton's salary would matter on who won the trade. If Hamilton continues to progress, and becomes the franchise defenseman we think he will be, then it doesn't matter at all what his salary was. This along the same lines as why I hate advanced stats in hockey.
If the Flames put an offer sheet on Hamilton of $7M, there is a chance Boston matches. If Boston doesn't match, then the Flames would have to give up the 3rd round pick, as opposed to the 2nd rounder. But, those picks are in next year's draft, since the offer sheet is done after the draft. Those picks might be better or worse. For the 2015 draft the Flames already had all the draft picks in place. I'm not sure what they have picked up or traded away for next year's draft, but they might not be able to draft anybody until the 4th round next year if that's the case.
This is a good trade for Calgary. They traded their 15th overall pick and Curtis Glencross for Dougie Hamilton. How did Boston win that?