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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
July 28th was when the trade was made.
Here's a list of the notable defensemen I could find that signed since that date who were not RFAs (AFAIK).
Greg Pateryn
Jani Hakanpaa
Ryan Murray
Slater Koekoek
Seriously, the entire pool of viable defensemen had dried up. I do not fault Treliving at all for spending an asset to get a top 4 defenseman.
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Wasn’t the trade on the first day of free agency though? It’s possible that the flames were not making headway on other conversations.