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Originally Posted by Hackey
Bahl or Holtz it's pretty similar value. Holtz probably a slight edge. Flames ended up retaining salary anyways. And sure he didn't need to trade Markstrom but I think Markstrom had one foot out the door based on how he reacted to the trade that didn't go through.
As far as Andersson goes I think this deadline or off season is the best time to deal him. We waited on Hanifin and that return was pretty bad for the player. You wait until the last second to trade Andersson and you could be in a similar situation. Just my preference to get the deal done earlier where you actually have some leverage and a team gets him for more than one playoff run.
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On what basis does Holtz have more value than Bahl?
I think the Devils offered Holtz and the Flames wanted Bahl.
I also think you are probably right that the bones of the deal were likely established during the deadline chatter, and that it served as the foundation for the deal eventually done.
The reason why the Hanifin return was poor was because he pretty much said he would only sign with Vegas. Increasingly players are exerting that type of control which really impacts value.