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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
He's such a jerk for using the system that is/was at his disposal. Imagine the horror of a contractor choosing where they want to work, when they are fully entitled to do so! The Flames, like every other team know there is an inherent risk when drafting NCAA prospects, especially in the earlier rounds.
As much as it sucks, the Flames received compensation and made out reasonably well. There's no point in viewing him as a lost asset when he was never really here to begin with. Nothing more to see here.
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Meh, he can use whatever legal loophole he wants as that's his right. Doesn't change my feeling of bitterness towards him as a fan. I have no issues booing the crap out of him everytime he plays here.
Now that said, him as a piece to getting Lindholm and Hanifin back definitely lessens the blow. And guys like Pinder suffer from recency bias. We weren't bashing the trade two years ago when Lindholm was putting up almost 80 points in his first year as a Flame. And Tre signed him to a sweetheart long term deal too before he upped his game, so that's a bonus.