I suspect someone would have surrendered a 2nd for Toffoli, but the team preferred to fill a roster spot and get a pick. This seems to be in line with what I imagined his value to be to the league. Because the Flames gave up a first and a prospect doesn’t mean that is today’s value. The Flames were one of the few teams with the MO of paying inflated values for aging players, and they are now allegedly out of that business, so guys in their 30s looking for a pay day have one less team seeking their services.
The deal doesn’t tilt the earth’s axis, but it does give the Flames a bit more roster flexibility entering next year (maybe important?) and does give them a future chip. Decent first deal for Conroy.
Good luck to Toffoli, he proved this doubter wrong.
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