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Originally Posted by dino7c
I'm sure Tre called around but the trade was made mid July...what was the ####ing rush??
Oilers would have done this deal any time, should have held out for more.
I know we are putting a positive spin on things but with 90% of the hockey world thinks its a bad deal for the Flames it probably is. It may not turn out as bad as some think but Flames are assuming all the risk for some reason when it was the Oilers who had the worse contract.
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There is a value, to the coaches, the players, and the GM, of knowing who is in the lineup at an earlier stage. I'm not sure how much value, but its not nothing. And I'm thinking Treliving just weighed those kind of factors against what could be squeezed in addition (or the possibility it all falls apart and he's stuck with Neal).