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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
No they couldn't. Well maybe Chiasson but, as I just said, the Flames gave him up for nothing by not qualifying him and then he went unsigned until after the season started. No team wanted him until October. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of "quality players they could have picked up."
But to sign a UFA, the players still needed to agree. They had the opportunity to talk to Stone and Elliot, and they didn't agree. They talked with Engelland, and he clearly agreed.
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Flames were letting Engelland go too, remember? They let him go by not protecting him (and I don't think they had an intention of re-signing him anyway).
I think you are missing the original point. Which was whether the Knights would have acquired a 37 year old defenceman (Gio). Whatever the circumstances, they did in fact acquire a 35 year old who was nowhere near that quality.