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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
From Florida's perspective, it always seemed like a great deal from my perspective. I wasn't sure if it would work out for the Flames, but I was sure it would be great for the Panthers.
- They were trading a 29 year old exiting his prime for a 24 year old entering his prime. Adding Weegar+ was a fair amount for that upgrade.
- The forward they were getting back was a more complete player that already had similar point production to the one they were trading. It was like trading one of those full sized poodles for a German Shephard. Both are big dogs that might win you best in show, but one will also guard your home.
- The two roster players that Panthers were giving up were on expiring deals and their cap situation pretty much assured that at least one of them would have to be sacrificed after the following season, so they were giving up one or possibly two short term assets for a better long term asset.
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The fact Weegar abd Huberdeau were UFAs was certainly a factor in Fla's favour. But it's a bit of a stretch to say a guy still in his 20s who just scored 115 points and set an assist record for his position would be seen as "exiting his prime".
And Tkachuk a "more complete player"? I don't know about that. More physical? Yeah. Better passer? No. Better skater? No, both sub par. Better defensively? Neither were good at that.