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Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater
Looking around the NHL it feels like the Flames should of got alot more out of a 2nd round pick.
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I don't think so.
Majority of the other trades involved UFA's, so obviously their value would be a lot lower. Getting a young cost controlled player with upside is gonna cost more than a UFA.
For this trade to go through, the flames scouts pretty much had to say that there isn't anybody in the 2nd round this year that they feel could contribute to the team more than Lazar in our desired time frame.
I feel like if Lazar can anchor our 3rd line RW going forward, it would turn out to be a good trade for us.
Edit. Lazar hasn't done anything in the league that warrants him being slotted ahead of Brouwer, or even Chiasson. I think he'll have a hard time breaking into the line up for the remainder of the season.