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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
The expansion draft issue is an academic point, as the only reason for Lucic not to waive is to be a dick. He’s the last player on this roster Seattle would want to pick up, and if for some reason they did, he’d be closer to home and everyone wins.
The big problem as I see it is the Flames did not receive sufficient compensation for the risk that Neal bounces back for a divisional rival (a 3rd round pick is nothing), the buyout-proof nature of the contract, and the added difficulty in trading/burying him down the line due to the NMC. That is what makes this trade so bad. There should’ve been a more substantial sweetener involved for the added level of risk the Flames have assumed in this contract.
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That was my thought at first too.
I guess it comes down to this though. If that's all he could get out of the Oilers and if that was the only team he could even get engaged do you walk away or take the best you can get?