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Originally Posted by browntrout
Hard to say if Seattle would take Gio, they may see value in obtaining a him and then flipping him at a later point for what I would think is at least a 2nd rounder. Why not leave tanev exposed? For the next season I would still rather have Gio over tanev, he may be older, but still a more well rounded d man. The flames may very well not even make the playoffs next year, and this is an asset you can flip for a draft pick come TDL.
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As someone who absolutely hated the Tanev signing and was praying Seattle would take his horrible contract off our hands, there is absolutely no way we can expose him after the dominant season he had.
He was by far our best defenseman and very possibly the best defensive defenseman in the entire NHL.
He dominated every time he was on the ice and that was despite playing with broken ribs and a torn pectoral for the last months of the season.
Based on the horrible division they're in and with a full season of Darryl Sutter behind the bench, there's actually a better chance the Flames get home ice advantage in the first round of the Playoffs rather than missing the Playoffs altogether.