Lets say Hickey didn't want to sign here, and we weren't going to sign johnson .. then this trade really is:
Mike Smith + 25% retained for a cond 3rd
for a 2 year stop gap, and what mike smith can be... this is a pretty decent trade.
How is that our GM got fleeced, or a bad trade? We gave up a 2nd for elliot.. so even if the 3rd moves to a 2nd it's practically the same trade.
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