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Old 06-09-2018, 11:17 PM   #102
dammage79
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
Even before the "courting period" was introduced, we never saw teams give up a first-round pick just to be able to talk to a pending UFA.

The Flames gave up a third-round pick (67th overall) for Bouwmeester's rights. I don't know if any team ever gave up more than that.

Now that the courting period exists, it's much less likely that anyone will give up anything just to talk to a guy.
Wasnt it a fifth for Widemans rights as well? We do that often.
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