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Originally Posted by killer_carlson

The OP is simply not true.

You don't trade the NHL defenceman goal scoring leader for a prospect and claim the D is better. You don't break up the #1 possession pairing in the league and say the team is better.

https://flamesnation.ca/2018/03/30/g...bove-the-rest/

Plus they were a mentally weak team that repeated folded like a cheap carpet.

Yippee skippee they were #1 on average, that doesn’t address their ability to stabilize high pressure situations and/or lock down games like the Vegas collapse at home or other situations where they were noticeably out of sorts.

This trade both addresses some of those concerns with the added bonus of both players familiarity with a new coach.