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					Originally Posted by  The Original FFIV
					 
				 
				Habs were at 48 contracts and adding Kulak would have made it 49 - probably too close to the 50 limit for their liking in case they need to add later. 
 
They dump a couple of contracts to us and get the player they want.  We drop a one way deal, they give us some depth at d.  Not a bad outcome for a player that we could have lost for zip. 
			
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This 100%
Flames get: 
Save money
fill out AHL D (especially important if they want to call up Andersson at times, not leaving the farm depleted)
See if they have anything in Valiev
Habs get:
a 6/7D with NHL experience, possible upside
shed a contract (room for a waiver claim, or more likely just flexibility to trade later)