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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Are you saying that the Flames were NOT in serious discussions with the Blue Jackets?
Who would the Flames have involved in discussions if not Hamilton that would have anywhere close to the value of Seth Jones? Monahan?
Had Seth Jones fallen another 2 spots in the 2013 draft who do you think the Flames would have picked?
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Obviously the Flames weren't willing to part with someone with the same value as Jones, which is why the trade was made for Jones and not whatever the Flames were offering.
It's possible that different teams made what they consider to be "serious" offers, and even offers that Columbus was considering, without them all being the same type of deal. I wouldn't be surprised if the Flames were offering a package deal that would have seen both Johansen and Rychel come to Calgary.