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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
From what I gather it wasn’t a disagreement over a player that was the snag, but the pick that the Devils would have to give up for two years retention on Markstrom.
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Based on the rumors (and nothing is confirmed) there were two rumored reasons the trade wasn't finalized:
A) Flames and Predators are both insisting on Mercer, and Devils are only willing to include Holtz
B) Flames ended up accepting Holtz, but then couldn't align on compensation for the 50% retention (rumored that the Flames ask was Casey)
Feel like in both scenarios there was a deal to be made and could go down as a missed opportunity