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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
Yzerman himself got good value with St.Louis imo.
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True but some conditions were met that put that trade over the top for Tampa
The deal was St.Louis + conditional 2nd for Callahan, 1st, conditional 1st, conditional 7th.
Callahan was a rental where St.Louis had another year on his deal so rental for a player with a couple runs. The 2nd 1st was based on the Rangers making the 3rd round in the playoffs (made SCF). The Rangers got the 2nd because the Lightning signed Callahan.
If Tampa let Callahan walk it would have been St.Louis for 29th pick, another 1st. Keeping Callahan made the trade look good for Tampa because they got 2 picks and a player. The contract the Ligjtning gave Callahan was terrible though. It was a good trade at the end of the day so let's see if Stevie can pull off another one.