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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
From the Flames beat writer on the athletic
“ok the I believe the gap was larger than many may have thought on Tuesday night after ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reported that the Flames and Golden Knights were “finalists.”
The Flames may have been finalists, and they were consistently in on Eichel talks, but they ultimately wound up more of a distant second — and that place was likely secured once Vegas recently agreed to include Krebs in the return. Tuch, with roots from the area (Syracuse, N.Y.), also was an attractive piece for the Sabres.”
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From the sounds of it, Vegas and the Sabres had the outline of a deal before Krebs was added to the offer. Which suggests Tuch was a key part of the deal from the outset.