I'm 100% fine with this being a quiet day for the Flames. There isn't a single trade that was made elsewhere where I wish it had been the Flames in on it. Probably the Maroon deal (in my view the best value deal of the day...ha ha stupid oilers) is the only one - and they weren't going to make that deal with CGY (Flames would have had to pay more).
The impact players required a stiff price, and as others have mentioned, really reinforces why the Hamonic deal was what it was. Core players with reasonable term left are gonna cost you.
I don't mind the efforts to improve the forward depth as that has been an issue. Whether or not Stewart and Shore can have any impact remains to be seen but worst case - they have given up a 7th for both.
Feels like a day where staying on the sidelines isn't bad.
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