I don’t think Kuzmenko had negative value, I would have given up a 3rd straight up to get him. A 3rd round pick has what like 10-15% chance of playing in the nhl, what’s the chance they ever score 20? I would easily gamble a 3rd saying Kuzy has a higher chance of becoming a 30 goal scorer again. It’s not like his contract is bad, it’s just one more year, for teams that are not against the cap it makes sense to trade for him.
And during trade negotiations Canucks obviously understood that Flames would benefit from having someone like Kuzy and Flames obviously see that too and wanted him.
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