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Originally Posted by TOfan
I thought the names around Columbus and the Flames were Anderson, one of their goalies and I think Friedmen mentioned Gavrikov. If I were to bet, it was Monahan going the other way and perhaps others depending on how many pieces were moving either way.
Pinder made this point earlier this week and it is an interesting one, I think. If the Flames were trying to move Monahan this last off season it definitely says something about the player, or maybe management, that they couldn't find a trade partner with a 30 goal in his prime centreman on the table.
Based on what we have seen to date this season, I would say it is more of a Monahan thing than it is a Treliving thing.
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Well, there may indeed have been differences in value, and maybe the trade partners were leery of Monahan not re-signing in the near future. Any team wanting Monahan would be an already strong team looking for a solid second line C, IMO. So their offer would mainly be futures. That wouldn’t have worked for Calgary.