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Originally Posted by Vinny01
In hindsight you make the Carolina deal. Necas+ futures would have been a far better return for the Flames.
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That’s a rebuilding move, and Edwards won’t let the team rebuild. So while it’s an interesting deal for fans to speculate about, it was never a serious option for Treliving.
Tkachuk gave the Flames a list of six teams he would play for:
STL
COL
TBL
CAR
FLO
VGK
With their salary commitments, COL, TBL, and VGK were never realistic options.
That left CAR, FLO, and STL. CAR’s offer was futures-based. It would have meant the Flames taking a step back. Edwards put the kibosh on that.
So we’re down to the offers from FLO and STL (rumoured to be Kyrou plus picks and prospects). The Flames preferred the FLO offer.