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Originally Posted by Ba'alzamon
Andrew Mangiapane was just traded for a late second rounder, and you're suggesting the Flames surrender an early second and an absolutely ridiculous cap hit for a significantly worse player.
No, Mangiapane was traded to free up $6M in cap space. To not include value of that in your assessment seems silly.
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We didn't need cap space.
Mangiapane was traded because we got good value, and we are rebuilding.
The team is trading roster players for picks, not the other way around.