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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
So be it. You don't just give him away for free.
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If this is giving Karlsson away for free, then the Flames gave Iginla and Bouwmeester away for
less than free.
We do know that Karlsson had absolutely no intention of re-signing in Ottawa, and Melnyk probably had no intention of spending the money in any case. It's hard to imagine that a deadline deal for Karlsson would have yielded any more than this trade does. A team looking to add at the deadline doesn't generally want to give up any roster players at all, for one thing.