Boom Boom Apathy
I am the Professor. Deal with it!
- Sep 6, 2006
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The mentality that people think Calgary turned down an offer THEY thought was better is idiotic.This mentality of not trading a player to a division rival is so idiotic on many levels and is a red flag for any management team that believes in it.
First of all, why don’t the Canucks have the mentality of “We’re not gonna trade draft picks to a division rival!” How is it any different than the selling team saying that about their player? And we’re talking about the Flames here. They’re not making the playoffs. Why would they care about if the Canucks or the Stars get better this year? It has nothing to do with them. And finally, this specific scenario is especially idiotic since they already traded Zadorov and Lindholm to the Canucks.
Teams are biased toward their own players and prospects, so of course Vancouver would think their offer was better, but it doesn't mean Calgary thought that way.