I think he wanted no part of signing in Calgary and most of the reason was due to being a smaller Canadian market where there is still a huge microscope on the team. I do think the factors of having a top 4 established and 3 other really good d prospects could have played a part? Maybe the fact Calgary had an incredibly hyped d corp for the past couple of seasons that also underachieved played a part. None of us really know.
Treliving said he wouldn’t sign which made it easier to include him in the deal. Looking st that trade again today 31 games into the year I would easily make that trade again. We got the top line right shot we desperately needed and also got a stud Blueliner with amazing potential.
I said I liked the trade from the get go but mentioned that it was certainly a risky move but really the Hurricanes took the bigger risk. They traded 2 guys picked 5th overall when they were only 23 and 21 for a proven top pairing D (who was being traded for the second time at 25 years old despite all the tools of a franchise D), another forward who was a year from UFA and only one season of 20-40 and a prospect drafted in the 3rd round who could walk in 2 years (playing st Harvard a school where it is easily justifiable to stay all 4 years). It is funny to read comments early in this thread about this being worse than the Phaneuf trade. This is the best blockbuster player for player trade I can remember the Flames making.
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