The Flames clearly went to the draft and had a big “for sale” sign on Dougie Hamilton. Sounds like every GM knew about the availability so all had their chance to get him. Carolina also had a want to shake their team up and the deal made sense. A lot of people crowned Carolina victors when the trade was done. This was not a deal where the hockey world laughed at the Canes in June and then did it again in December. I would say the deal was 60-40 in favor of Carolina and is now being referred to as a huge win for Calgary. The Flames also traded for these guys as RFA’s so Treliving had a huge amount of work getting theee guys signed to their deals that also look like steals which makes the trade that much better for the Flames
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