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Originally Posted by Bingo
It's literally one of the biggest things Oiler fans and writers are clinging to as every domino continues to fall against them.
Sure it matters.
Treliving had a discussion with the player by all accounts before the trade was consummated, and likely doesn't do the deal without the handshake agreement from Lucic.
The player wanted out of Edmonton as bad as Neal wanted out of Calgary.
So Treliving saves his ownership $10M, gets a player that fits better and is better in the room, adds in a 3rd round pick, and assures the team they don't get hurt in expansion. Then the player contributes both physically and offensively in the play in series, providing more on ice value than any of us expected.
Why do you want to be right last summer so bad that you can't see this is working out for the team you follow? Tough spot to be in.
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I was already right about the trade last offseason.
It's not about wanting to be right, it's about wanting to be accurate. So when you say things like Treliving assures the Flames won't get hurt in expansion, what you mean is that the Flames had a contract that wouldn't hurt them in expansion and traded it for a contract that might but there is a handshake agreement that it won't.
Treliving didn't improve the flames expansion position, he potentially worsened it and we hope that there is a handshake deal that doesn't damage the organization.
Best case scenario Lucic's contract has the same impact on the expansion draft as Neal's would have.