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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
It doesn't really matter if the prices were reasonable or not - the Flames didn't have the necessary chips to offer.
2nd round picks are big time currency. And it seems like teams wanted 2019 picks.
So we can all agree the prices were reasonable, but the Flames still had to
- Beat those prices (or meet them)
- In some cases convince the player to come here
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Exactly. In a lot of cases we would have had to beat them. If two teams are offering the same package (with picks involved) then the team that is lower in the standings would be more appealing.
Also sounds like Simmonds wouldnt waive to come here.