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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Well I guess you are going to argue that they all wanted to stay if their price was met. That isn't saying much as I'm sure every player has a price where they would play for anyone.
IMO all three are examples of players who were very committed to testing the market unless the Flames did something stupid. DId Zadorov and toffoli not specifically say "trade me"?
When is the last time Flames traded a player that didn't want to go. Ferland? It doesn't happen.
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Zadorov really wanted to stay the Flames didn't even make him an offer...then on the advice of his agent he thought he was being buried as the "best dman" in Calgary and requested a trade to showcase himself. Now he is the 6th dman in Vancouver. It wouldn't have taken anything too crazy to ink Zadorov in the summer/fall but I'm certainly glad they didn't. Unless he has some great playoffs he is going to be hard pressed to get his current number with any term.
Toffoli was a trade that should have been made anyway, looks like a massive win vs. signing him even to a reasonable contract