The Flames aren't in first in the West by fluke and lack of depth.
The Stone price was far too high trade wise and more importantly what LV is paying him now on a new extension there is no way i would want to see the Flames paying Stone 9.5 mil per meanwhile Johnny, Monahan and Lindstrom are all under 7. That would have thrown the team off balance and Tkachuk would be expecting about the same.
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