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Originally Posted by Bingo
Wasn't there some hint that the Flames had a guy on staff that would then go to the Leafs soon after the trade that created a bit of controversy?
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I think you are referring to the Pro Scout that was noted in those articles. The guy who was on a plane when the deal was made. I remember Al Coates talking about the Verbeek deal and how he had been working on that and presented it to Riser, who in essence turned up his nose and went with the Toronto deal.
If only the team had maybe put Coates in the GM chair instead of Risebrough, maybe he could have got a bit more on the back nine of that Cup core before the economics started forcing those guys out of town. Riser managed to do Kevin Lowe like damage to the Flames in like 5 years...Jerk.