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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
Despite time and some good perspectives I still think the Lucic deal is no good.
The flames went into the summer with a hole at top 6 wing again, a cap problem, and a boat anchor of a contract related to both. Doubling down on the bad contract means the flames are still going to have a hole at top 6 wing, and will still have to lose other assets for cap relief.
Obviously the flames didn’t see Neal as a fit at all, a year after his contract. That’s a little scary but stuff happens. I think this means they see Lucic as a sometimes top 6. That’s terrifying.
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They didn't double down, though. Unless you think that this trade has the chance to either break even, or to be twice as bad. Neither seems likely, at all. They're still stuck with a bad player on a bad contract; they're either a little better off, or a little worse off.