I don't agree with folks that say the Flames "missed the boat" with Stone.
He was a pending UFA, and was he likely to sign an extension in Calgary? I honestly thought we might have a shot at him as a UFA, but he wasted no time extending in Vegas. I don't think we ever had a shot, and how stupid would Treliving look if he had dealt Valimaki for 2.5 months of Stone, and let's face it...Stone doesn't save the Flames from the dismantling they received from Colorado.
(I've said this too many times on here, but the player Treliving really missed out on was ROR, prime age for matching our core, signed long term at what we now know is a sweet deal with salaries escalating the way they are, plus a high energy two way C, basically a hybrid of Monohan and Backlund. I'm still pissed Treliving got scooped on that one).
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