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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Except the stories coming out afterwards were specifically about the inclusion of Valimaki. If the sticking point were about the cost of Stone, they would have either mentioned Stone, or just said something generic like they couldn't make it work.
If the problem is about Stone's ask, you don't throw out another player's name as the reason. Not only does it not make any sense, but it brings undo attention to that player.
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Stones’s ask was part of the problem no question about it. If the Flames were sitting on a ton of cap space it makes including Valimaki much easier in the deal. All aspects of the trade which include the ask for the Flames and the complications in making an extension work are the reasons the deal went from close to non existent.