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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
lol, no it isn't.
We saved $500,000 in cap hit. That's it. Money is not why the trade was made, and freeing up money for Tkachuck is especially not why it was made. Though Treliving did need to ensure he didn't make his cap situation worse, which is one of the only good things he achieved with this trade.
The reason this deal was made was twofold.
First, the fact that Neal had no place with this team, as he clearly wasn't going to be top-6 for us and he clearly wasn't willing to put much effort into a bottom-6 role.
Second, and I frankly consider this a bit of a panic move, getting stomped by Colorado in the playoffs convinced Treliving that he needed to channel his inner Burke and acquire some truculence. Even if that truculence skates slower than I do.
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I wasn't talking about he cap hit specifically.
The Flames saved many millions of actual dollars in this deal. It likely allowed them to buy out Stone.