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Originally Posted by bob-loblaw
I think this deal is a fairly big win for us. I wonder how many GM's would have been on it if they knew they could get him for that price?
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According to most people in the league this wasn't a Dougie Hamilton or Dion Phaneuf (with Calgary) situation where half the league goes "What?! He was available and that's what it took??!! I would have given more!".
This was a very talked about trade amongst GM's before and after, with many offering up a package, then a few near the end (including Toronto offering a pretty big package) and then Calgary eventually winning out with a fairly substantial price.