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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
It's EVERY deadline. Do we really have to pore over every NHL trade deadline transaction list because it proves it quite easily. I mean I'll provide the proof if people don't remember these trades.
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Every deadline is different. People like Elliott Friedman have said repeatedly that teams are very reluctant to bring on players with term beyond this season.
Given the projected cap for next season and the cap situation of most teams that makes sense.
Trading away bad contracts with term without taking back an equally bad contract is unlikely. Anything is possible, but I wouldn't expect to see Engelland, Smid, Raymond, Wideman, etc moved for picks and prospects at th deadline.