[bigrangy]

Lots of Oilers fans in here thinking the Flames won the trade because they got the guys who were higher picks

Draft position does not matter this far down the line.

I'd be lying if I said I watched many Carolina games last year but by all accounts, today's Lindholm is marginally better than today's Ferland at best.

Hamilton is miles better than Hanifin is today.

Yes the Flames got the better contracts, but the hockey ability of the team has been lessened as a result of this trade.

Maybe Hamilton is a locker room cancer and the team improves from his subtraction but the value should have still been better.