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Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache
How so? Chicago basically gets an awful contract and 10 million dollars in bad money and a 2nd rounder while also giving up a 4th rounder.
I hope Flames don't make these bad deals. 10 million needs to be worth more than the pleasure of drafting in the 2nd round.
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You suggested sending money back. There's no deal to be made for anyone if you trade salary back. The high pick goes away and all you're left with is a swap of bad contracts. What's the point of that?
A 2nd round pick is a helluva lot better than nothing if you're trying to rebuild, and Mikheyev fills a slot on a team that really has no emerging talent coming into the league, while helping them reach the cap floor.
Context matters a lot. It's good for Chicago. It could be good for the Flames as a concept, but they have a lot of forwards signed already, so bad fit at the moment.