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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
What was the deal, who were they trying to protect?
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They went with 4 forward and 4 dman protection and decided to leave Marchessault and Smith unprotected so they could protect Alex Petrovic.
And then also gave them Smith for just a 4th because they wanted Smith's contract gone.
And it's not like Marchessault and Smith were bad. Marchessault was making $750k and had 30 goals and 51 points that season. Smith had 15 and 37...but had 25 and 50 the year before that for Florida. Two 50 point forwards to keep Alex Petrovic.