My personal view is this was a pretty underwhelming deal. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being a robbery, 5 being even, this was probably a 4 to me. Two key defenceman have been dealt to LV where LV has somehow leaked their interest, and the players took advantage of the humble old Flames bending over backwards to appease players who have been around for a bit (but not franchise players). This happening twice now just means a lesson has to be learned to not wait until a player is in their contract year to deal them. Secondly, we don't have a franchise player. No need to coddle them. Treat it like a business, as every agent seems to not reciprocate. The Flames waited until he played a home game to say bye, and still this happens? Man, I'm pretty annoyed.
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