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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Make them prove it? Kind of like how he did and forced the Flames to include him in a package to acquire two players for the price of three? You would think they would have learned after Erixon. You also don't get to say that Fox was worth two seconds, because that's not what Calgary got. They included him in a trade where Carolina was then able to recoup two seconds. Calgary got Lindholm and Hanifin out of the deal, but they lost out on a player that could have been worth a lot more except for the fact he had no interest in playing in Calgary. A little due diligence goes a long way.
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Lol two players for the price of three like the quantity of players in the deal has any baring on the quality of value received.
And 100% you can say Fox was worth 2 seconds. I don’t care that Calgary didn’t get two seconds for him, that was still his value in a trade. The Flames just choose to include him in a trade that they thought was good value for them instead since it brought back two former top 5 picks that were the right age for this core.
What player could that have taken in the third round that would have brought more value than Fox in either the Hanifin/Lindholm trade, or as two seconds?
Any way you slice it Fox was the best value pick in the third round and I’d much rather they select a player like him they can use as a trade piece even if he refuses to sign instead of any other 3rd rounder that year.
Maybe you’d have a point if it’s a first rounder (like Erixon) but even then unless there are two players that you feel are close in skill then you take the best player available if one is clearly better. Look at Lindros and the Nordiques. Based on your logic Quebec should have just taken Pat Falloon instead.