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Originally Posted by Vinny01
The Hamilton trade is going to be debated likely for a long time.
At the end of the day the Flames gave up a players that were
1- 3 years away from UFA
2- 1 year away from UFA
3- 2 years away from UFA
They acquired 2 RFA’s and signed one to a 6 year deal already and will either go long term or bridge the other.
I think the Flames taking a step back last year had Treliving subtlety pumping the brakes opposed to putting his foot on the gas last summer. He gave up the best player but this player also was 2 years away from being extension eligible and he is certainly on pace for a $8-10M per deal. The Flames acquired Dougie after surprisingly winning a round in the playoffs but haven’t won a playoff game since halfway through his contract. Now they get a younger Dman and likely are not faced paying one of their own players $10M per season until Johnny is up.
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Well said. This deal was as much about cap management to extend the contender window as it was about adding a core piece right shot top 6 RW/C.