we talking the Carter trade? Bryz was already a Flyer before played game 7.
And Avs gave their pick in the next entry draft which ended up being 11 (Filip Forsberg). IMO we got better value than the Caps did.
They traded for Bryz's "rights" prior for a third round pick and some low-end prospect about a week earlier.
As we have seen with guys like Hamhuis the year previously, rights can be traded and flipped for comparable value for what they did to acquire the rights to negotiate with Bryz before the UFA period like we saw happen two times involving the Flyers and then with the Pens before Hamhuis decided to sign with the Canucks instead.
The 2011 Stanley Cup involving the Canucks ended in a Game 7 lost and subsequent Riot occurred on June 15.
On 23 June 2011, Bryz finally signed with the Flyers.
As for getting better value ... well The Cory in 2013 had established himself a hell of a lot more than what the Russian Goalie did when he was being traded back in 2011 ... he was the Team's MVP and usurped the "elite" goalie with a 64M contract as the No. 1 goalie on the team.