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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Calgary saved a ton of real cash in the deal which was very important to the Flames. Treliving would have been restricted in going to the cap without those cash savings.
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That doesn't change anything when looking at the impact to the on-ice product though. The move still handicapped the Flames with what they could do even if they had the money. If bringing in a player who is cheap but carries a high cap hit, it shows how bad a situation the Flames are in then, being more Arizona than Edmonton. Good teams will spend real dollars to and above the cap to try and be competitive. What you're suggesting is the Flames brought in a crappy player with a big cap hit and a low salary so they could claim to be near the cap but in actuality well under it. If that's the case it explains why the team is generating the results they are.