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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I suspect teams were asking for a better asset including SJ.
And then some team blinked and said they would take a 3rd.
At that point Edmonton would tell all teams they can get a 3rd, and go for the higest possible one offered - which would be SJ.
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As long as multiple teams had cap space they are willing to sell there is still a bidding “war” for the free asset/pick
Only one team gets the pick while the other teams have relatively useless cap
Space left after (assuming not every team uses all their cap space effectively by start of the season)
Personally I would like the Flames to have another 3rd round pick right now for doing a trade that has zero effect on them for the rest of the season . They could literally release Ceci tomorrow if they wanted and have a free 3rd round for the on the books salary
The only one who should care is the one writing the checks !