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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
The last image before the draft kicked off was Tre and the Jarmo chatting. I believe the return going the other way was Backlund.
1 and 2 was off the table of course, but the Flames absolutely targeted Tkachuk. You don't work out a trade with a core piece going the other if you are not in love with a player. They took a small change with Vancouver, but I think it was almost a lock they would go Juolevi.
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If the deal was Backlund + 6 for 3...it would have created an interesting domino effect.
Backlund would have been gone which means Tkachuk + Backlund + Frolik is never a thing.
Which likely means we get way more of a look at Tkachuk - Bennett - Frolik in that first season as a trio which actually is a very intriguing line.
And who knows what happens from there.