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Originally Posted by cannon7
I agree that with Engelland on the way out that the Flames needed to acquire a physical stay-at-home type. Keep in mind they also re-signed Michael STone, who is no slouch in that department, either.
I think what fans take issue with (myself included) is the steep price the Flames paid for what was clearly a declining player. The Hamonic that requested a trade might have been worth that, the Hamonic of two seasons later? Not so much. At this point, he might only have a slight edge on Michael Stone as a borderline top four defenceman. The Islanders knew they may have held on too long and were likely surprised there was still a sucker in the room. Sure Hamonic is technically in his prime, but his stats suggest he peaked three seasons ago.
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By all accounts multiple teams made the Islanders the same offer...they thought the Calgary picks were likely to be higher. Calgary paid market rate...to suggest they just gave the Islanders whatever they wanted is false. Toronto/Edmonton (maybe more) would have made the same deal...Burke has even said as much since leaving theteam.