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Originally Posted by traptor
It sounds like the flames viewed kuzmnko as a big positive asset.
It's possible that the Jets ponied up a big offer like a 1st+lambert+
But the flames preferred the canucks offer
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I don't think there is any question that the Flames view him as an asset.
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Originally Posted by The Cobra
What they say publically and what they think are two different things.
Vancouver was trying to move him with sweetners. Everyone knew that. Calgary got extra stuff for taking him.
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Sure. But that doesn't mean they are lying here. VAN viewed him as a cap dump, no question. They needed to move salary, and Lindholm is taking a spot in the top 6, so moving out a body was required anyway. But just because VAN saw it as a cap dump, does not mean the Flames did. Kuzmenko is far more valuable to the Flames, than he is to VAN. That is how win/win trades get created.
Sorry for discussing the other trade, back to Monahan discussion...