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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Reading some of the trade grades it is not favorable for the Flames. If Markstrom was NJ or bust then this is a decent deal but from the sounds of it he was open to other teams. I assume this was the deal that was done last year but when the $2M retention came into play there likely was some pause because it feels like they should have got more.
Glass half full after the 22-23 season it would have cost significant assets to dump Markstrom and a year later they get a 1st and young NHL Dman and dump $4M of cap hit for 2 years.
Had the Flamea added 28 would have they got the 10th pick? Maybe but also maybe they didn’t want that and preferred having 2 1sts for future flexibility to make other trades?
Hopefully like the last deal with the Devils hopefully the player we got back exceeds most fans expectations just like Sharangovich did last season and Bahl looks like a legit top 4 guy in the making next year.
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People put way too much stock into what "writers" opinions. Very few of them were NHL executives and understand values and how trades work. These "writers" usually have no clue what they are talking about and they all have their personal biases (if they grew up outside of Calgary, they likely cheer for one of the Flames rivals; and if they are Flames fans, then it is in their nature to #### on the Flames moves). There is zero objectivity from these "writers". Their opinion is about as good as any of the posters on here. So, really, who cares what the Athletic or other BS website says?
The historical comparables are out there. You can make your own objective analysis on the value with factual data and based on this, the deal looks completely market. Any grade less than a "B" is just a Flame hater trying to get their kicks in on a rival of their favourite team.