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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I hated this deal when I first heard about it. Thought those players would have returned more.
But although I still think Treliving paid a steep price, I now believe it was a necessary deal for the Flames who needed to change things up, and believe that I probably overvalued the pieces going out...
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I had a very similar initial reaction, and it likewise took me a day or two two come to a point where I really like this deal. I tend to think the initial reaction may not have been a product of overvaluing players as it is a condition that a number of us experience by which there is usually a "winner" and a "loser" on either side of nearly every NHL trade. This was a difficult deal to evaluate because there are relatively few big NHL trades which are really good for both teams—this was one of them. When it feels as though the Flames spent just as much as they received it is difficult to get excited about it at the outset. This trade took time to process, and I would warrant that both teams and both fanbases are after all very happy about the return.