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Old 05-28-2018, 02:20 PM   #298
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Originally Posted by nik- View Post
I also like to invent deus ex machina scenarios where the league steps in to save our asses from our own management's stupidity.

The real one was Greg Sherman
My conspiracy theory is that Sherman asked Feaster to give O'Reilly the offer sheet, which is why he matched it almost immediately. Negotiations between O'Reilly and the Avs had become contentious and they weren't getting any traction at that point. Sherman and Feaster had likely crossed paths when Feaster was in Hershey and Sherman worked for the Avs. The Flames were on the road that night in Denver. Sherman asked Feaster to make the deal that Colorado wanted to make for a promised return favour somewhere down the road. Unfortunately, that favour ended up being the Tanguay trade.
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