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Originally Posted by Inferno
Wasn't a big reason that Fleury wasn't traded is Rutherford was asking way too much so teams like Dallas and Calgary moved onto other options? I know he wanted 6th overall the year before but I thought I remember it being reported his demands were just as steep last season.
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Yes Rutherford probably didn't want to trade Fleury to a good team and have them become a contender and win the cup, or have to face Fleury in a final.
He thought like everyone else that he was sending Fleury to purgatory and choosing Murrray over Fleury would never come back to bite him. Well it has kind of now.
Should have just traded Fleury to Calgary for a 2nd cause Gulutzan and the Flames probably would have screwed it up!