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Originally Posted by Jay Random
The benefit of moving Ras out was to get futures. Whitecloud was a throw-in to make the cap and roster numbers work. Vegas could not have kept Whitecloud and added Andersson, even at 50% retained, without getting rid of another player in a side deal. They could have traded a defenceman lower on their depth chart, but Conroy did not want any of those.
The team had seven defencemen on the active NHL roster before, and still has seven. That's the minimum number that allows for an injury replacement or a healthy scratch. No team likes to carry fewer than seven. When Parekh comes back from his conditioning stint, there will be plenty of time to trade away another body to make room.
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Whitecloud was not a throw in. He was Vegas number 4 D man and he is signed for 2 more years after this one. He is part of the return and takes away from the future focused assets. If the Flames flipped him for a return this wouldn't be an issue, but that is unlikely.
Sure, the Flames need players to fill minutes. But this is a supposedly rebuilding team that put Kuznetsov on waivers to keep Bean, etc. It's more of the same. Holding on to an asset too long, then targetting an replacement in the return, all in pursuit of the mighty 14 OA pick.