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I don’t like this deal, but as usual the overreactions in this thread are typically way over the top.

I think this—more than anything—indicates that Ferland and Hamilton were players that Treliving targeted to move.

I think the fact that Fox was included also indicates that the team was not confident he could be re-signed.

This trade essentially re-makes the entire look of the top-six and the team’s defense, and I like the players coming back A LOT. It feels like an overpayment, but without seeing the on-ice results I will remain somewhat ambivalent.

After this the Flames have a lot of really intriguing, young forward pieces: along with Monahan, Gaudreau, and Tkachuk, now also Lindholm added to a group that includes Bennett and Jankowski.

The Flames defense is starting to look more like it is in a stage of transition to much younger players.