Vegas did the one thing the Flames couldn't: take on an extra $5M in salary...for now. Sure, Buffalo has all the space in the world, but $5M more is pretty sweet, especially if they can turn it into an Arizona situation and take on everyone else's bad contracts for tons of picks and prospects.
From that viewpoint, the Flames didn't have a chance. They had to match salary, no matter who they sent. Adding a couple prospects and picks wasn't going to solve that.
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