Fact is, the Flames don’t have a prospect as good as Krebs, or a young, cost-controlled skater as good as Tuch (except for Lindholm and Hanifin), so they weren’t going to beat the Knight’s offer unless they completely gutted the prospect pool.
Again, why didn’t the Kings beat that offer? Or the Ducks? Or Rangers? Are those GMs all morons?
Given how wildly inflated some of the offers around here were - packages higher than anything we’ve seen an NHL player return in more than 20 years - there was bound to be disbelief when the deal was finally announced, and disappointment when it wasn’t the Flames.
Vegas made the highest bid in the NHL. Every other team thought that bid - a front-line but not elite C prospect, young tip-six winger on a good contract, protected first, net loss of $5 mil in cap space - was too high. There was no bidding war. Maybe the collective braintrust of the NHL had it right, and the fans bandying around wild trade proposals had it wrong.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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