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Originally Posted by getbak
My guess is that Snow wasn't in a rush to make a deal until/unless Hamonic forced his hand (probably hoping that what happened would happen).
A 25 year-old top-pairing defenceman who is signed for 4 more seasons at less than $4 million per season isn't something a GM is going to be happy to trade away.
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true enough, however, a guy like that doesn't come up that often, so if there was ever a time (or organization) that ought to overpay a little, it was Edmonton.
If you can get a rock for the next decade for your non-existent defense, you don't ##### around trying to save nickels on the dollar...
but whatever, i am thrilled the Oilers didn't get Hamonic... hopefully they'll draft another forward with their 4th too...