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Originally Posted by dino7c
It was being speculated he wanted a 4-6 year deal from the Flames and a raise
Francis and others have mentioned it. Bottom line he wanted term...Tofolli seems to be like a guy that will be good until he isn't
I highly doubt the harshest Flames critics were suggesting giving him a longish term contact.
Sharangovich and a 3rd is better than letting him walk or signing a long deal
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No doubt he wanted to capitalize on having a career year and leading the team in scoring. He likely didn't want to risk having lower production the next season and having to negotiate off of that. He probably figured if a deal certainly wasn't coming from the Flames, a trade to another team might give him a better chance of negotiating something. It might not happen with New Jersey, but it was probably worth the risk of trying.