This narrative wouldn't surprise me, but I do think it is mostly narrative. I remember after the Dion trade, there were some GMs that were 'surprised' that Dion was even available, and at least one apparently stated he would have given more up for Phaneuf. No GMs were named, so this was just rumors that the media came out with, but it does contradict the narrative above.
I don't know.. I am glad he wasn't a part of the Flames for a while. He had an amazing start to his career (only 2 defencemen scored more goals to start their careers in the first 2 (or 3) seasons - Orr and Coffey), but it was easy to see he was more of an issue than an asset, though most here feel the return was very underwhelming.
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