2nd and B prospect seems like a reasonable return for a rental defenseman. Not exciting but in line with my expectations. Bourque or Stankoven were complete fantasies from Flames fans.
What I like about the timing of this trade is that it allows Conny to have more time to focus on a Hanifin trade. Based on reports, Tanev's market value was a 2nd and Hanifin's is similar to Lindholm's (1st, prospect, roster player). It's good to have almost a week to make sure we get the best combination of prospect and roster player out of a Hanifin trade, than to try to squeeze a 1st out of Tanev.
Plus, getting this out of the way means that we can be in on other "surprise" deals which happen every deadline. Whether it's trading our players like Mangiapane, or discussing other team's players (maybe Norris? Pinto?)
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