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Originally Posted by Goriders
I think the Flames have been screwed over enough times by players boxing them in on trade requests. I hope this time they maximize their return.
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That's the risk when you trade players with one year to go to UFA.
Those players often want to choose where they will sign as they'll have that option in UFA anyway.
I don't think many consider a player wanting to limit where he would sign as screwing over anyone.
Especially when the player wasn't given an 8 year contract to begin with. Again, Andersson was given a 6 year deal. If it was 8 years, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Much like Johnny and others before him, Treliving's need to save cap with (in this case) a 6 year contract eventually bit the Flames.