Okey. Here's the skinny the way I see it...
This is an acceptable deal if all of these are true:
1: The Flames don't have to honor the NMC
2: The Oilers are retaining significant $$
3: The conditional pick is sufficiently high
Lucic's base contract is IMO the worst in the NHL but if the NMC won't screw us in the expansion draft, the salary doesn't screw our cap situation worse then Neal's did, and the pick is good enough to mitigate the risk of Lucic's near buyout proof deal then I'm okey with it.
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