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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
So the Flames have lost out on...
1) Taylor Hall (thinking they had a better offer)
2) Mark Stone (went to bed thinking they had a deal done)
3) Jason Zucker (last minute complications)
4) Nazem Kadri (rejected trade)
5) Jack Eichel (thinking they had a better offer)
Fun :')
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Who do you wish they would have landed?
Taylor Hall - trade a boatload for him and then sign him to a long term contract in the neighborhood of $9 million?
He goes on to score 27 points in 35 games after the trade, and the next season he gets 33 points in 53 games.
Dodged a bullet.
Mark Stone - could have traded a boatload for him to finish the year with 11 points in 18 games, then he leaves and signs in Vegas.
Dodged a bullet.
Jason Zucker could have been had for some significant assets as well. He went on to score 12 points in 15 games to finish off the season. He followed that up with 18 pts in 38 games for a cap hit of $5.5 million. That contract continues this year and next and he's unlikely to improve his output at 29 years old.
Good miss.
Nazem Kadri could have been had for TJ Brodie, if the reports are true.
This one hurts, but Kadri nixed it because he wanted to stay in Toronto. Can you blame the Flames for that?
Jack Eichel - we will see what the future says on this one, but I am skeptical that the deal is going to do wonders for Vegas.