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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I don't see how an injury to a LD (Valimaki) impacts our signing of a RD (Stone)
The far more likely scenario is that the Flames feel Yelesin will require some development time in Stockton to really round out his game (they specifically identified pinching decision-making as a key area for improvement) and they want some injury contingency.
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Because, as the roster currently stands, Stone is the seventh defenseman, and those generally aren't set by handedness.
Truth is, none of us know what happened behind the scenes here. This situation is unprecedented and I'd be really surprised if the Flames didn't have to clear it in some form beforehand with the league.