[Gaudfather]

The Panthers and Flames Just Redefined the "Hockey Trade"

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nhl...f9958a6bafe50f

The Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames pulled off the biggest deal of the salary cap era, and re-defined what a "hockey trade" is in the process.

With his back against the wall and his organization in disarray, Flames GM Brad Treliving somehow managed to pull off a miracle as the clock ticked closer to midnight, turning an MVP candidate that had publicly stated his desire to leave Calgary as soon as humanly possible into another MVP candidate, a legitimate top-pair defender, a decent prospect, and a first-round pick.

Pour one out for Leverage, folks. It will be missed.

It's not hyperbole to label the trade that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau, Mackenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt, and a 2025 first as the biggest deal of the salary cap era.

These trades simply don't happen in the all-too-conservative NHL. Not in a flat-cap era, at least. It was barely 24 hours ago, in fact, that Bally Sports' Andy Strickland mused on Twitter about how an NHL GM relayed to him just how impossible it was to move salary at this point in the offseason.

And then: BAM!

A blockbuster for the ages.