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Originally Posted by Steve Bozek
Hated both trades. Suter was clearly the best player in the trade. Flames traded Gary suterbecause the changing salary structure of the league and the falling Canadian dollar meant they knew they couldn’t keep both Suter and MacInnis when their contracts came up for renewal. So they gave up Suter saying the rationale was that they could afford to sign MacInnis the following year. Then, when MacInnis was going to get $3 million/yr long term from St Louis they decided thay couldn’t afford it and traded him for Housley (a year later MacInnis’ St Louis contract would have been a bargain for the Flames). So they ended up with neither Suter nor MacInnis.
In spite of the above, I liked Nylander, and thought that trading him away for Nazarov was another loss.
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Agreed.
From a best player in the trade standpoint Calgary loses.
Any one know why Suter moved on to Chicago without playing a game in Hartford? And for such a weak return?