[Caged Great]

In my opinion, the Flames won this trade.

Between Hamilton and Ferland, they earn 7.5 million. Hanifin and Lindholm make 4.5. That frees up 3 million to sign another player on July 1st.

Add in that Ferland is basically a 4th line player, where Lindholm is a legit 2nd liner, that is a huge upgrade.

The difference between Hamilton and Hanifin is not that huge. Hanifin scored 10 goals last year, and could easily go on PP1 here and looks like he could be a legitimate replacement for Giordano down the line. Hamilton had a lot of issues.

I don't personally feel that Fox was going to sign here.

I like this trade, I can also see why some people wouldn't.