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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Well, there may indeed have been differences in value, and maybe the trade partners were leery of Monahan not re-signing in the near future. Any team wanting Monahan would be an already strong team looking for a solid second line C, IMO. So their offer would mainly be futures. That wouldn’t have worked for Calgary.
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yeah, I agree. In most instances the trade would have been for futures.
it was reported that the Flames and BJ's were in pretty close contact with one another. Based on the trade that was ultimately completed between for Anderson, it seems reasonable that Kekalinen wanted a C coming back. If I were in Trelivings shoes, at that time, I would have wanted more than Anderson alone for Monahan. I think Monahan had more value than Domi. I could be wrong, but I suspect the deal fell apart on who adds what and how much. Did the Flames want a goalie and Anderson for Monahan? We don't know.
On another note Pinder has been on about this for a week or so, but apparently he is saying that a deal around Monahan for Ristolanien was close as well.