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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
So you are upset that the Flames could have got the 31st or 32nd pick and a plug who is a cap burden and a borderline NHL dman but instead got a former 48th overall pick and the 61st pick plus whatever the value of 3.25 million in cap space is?
In the 2021 draft the 27th overall pick was traded for the 40th and 51st picks. Suspect one could trade 48 and 61 for the 31st or 32nd pick. In my books the Flames came out ahead by not having Ceci.
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What are you talking about? Oilers are not in top 2 in the standings. They never even got to the top 2 at the trade deadline. They're sitting at 21st for the order of the draft. It's a lot better than getting a conditional 3rd, which BTW, they'll never get. Grushnikov is a project that might not even pan out - Ceci's already an NHL 3 line proven D-man. Yeah, the $3.xM cap hit was an issue but who cares if the Flames don't intend to have him in the lineup. He could've been traded. The Oiler's 2024 1st round pick would've added to the other 2 for 2024. I'm not sure what the issue would've been with that trade other than the fact the proposed trade is with the Oilers. It was a way better offer than what the Stars gave to the Flames.