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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
This one, if true, is very, very annoying.
Imagine having a guy like Bishop backing up Elliott in the first round... ? i have no doubt that Elliott would have gotten the hook earlier if we had a guy like Bishop as the backup...
the deadline deal doesn't guarantee we'd have to sign him either.... just loading up for a playoff run, with the addition benefit of having Bishop's right that could be flipped later, much like what LA did...
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There was a poster that broke that inside knowledge a couple weeks ago and had several people (myself included) that simply could not believe it. Listening to the Shannon take this morning it does make a bit more sense. From the sounds of it Yzerman had a deal with Calgary and a deal with LA in place. The Flames had to go to ownership for approval again like they did in the summer and asked Yzerman to wait. He obviously didn't want to go down the same road he did in the draft and took the Kings deal which likely was nearly as good as the Flames deal.
When I first read it I simply didn't see how it was possible but it does make a little more sense now. Having Bishop down the stretch and in the playoffs could have made things very different in the first round