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Originally Posted by Geeoff
I guess a lot of it has to do with the salary retention. Allowed the Flames to spend $3.5 million on a 5th defenseman. Also, Mason isn't as good as Smith or Elliott for that matter.
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The Flames are actually paying about the same amount for Smith as Winnipeg is for Mason. But I think this came down to the priority the Flames set on Smith's ability to start +55 games.