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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The biggest issue from this trade for me is how it helps the Oilers.
I don't think the Flames ownership group wanted to buyout Neal, and trading for Lucic saves them real money so I think they like the deal for that reason.
For the Oilers they can now buyout Neal (which wasn't really an option for Lucic) and can save them $3.5M for 4 years, and then costs $1.9M in cap for 4 years.
So this buys them more space during McDavid/Draisaitls contract.
That reason alone is enough to not make this deal.
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Also because lucic has wanted out of Edmonton since about the november mark of his first season there.