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Originally Posted by browna
Dallas gets a player for $1.2M cap that almost every team in the league, certainly playoff bound teams, want desperately. And they didn't have to give up much at all...that's why it's an A for them.
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Pretty much it. This trade, like the Zadorov trade, made no impact for the Flames other than to say these players never left for free. Lindholm haul evened things out on an overall scheme of the trades with Canucks. The Tanev trade still leaves a bit of a bitter taste with that retained salary.