GoldiFox
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I'm not a Flames fan btw.
He was a highly touted prospect who had no intention to sign in Calgary so he was included in the trade before they lost time for nothing.
I don't think he was designed as one of the centerpiece but congrats getting a good young player as an add-on.
I didn’t say you were a Flames fan. I was testing your hypothesis of a player being considered a “throw in” simply because they won’t sign with their team.
We know for a fact that Fox wasn’t a centerpiece. Canes and Flames talked about Lindholm + Hanifin for Ferland + Hamilton at the Draft. Canes balked and said they wanted another good piece. They decided on Fox and the deal got done.
“Throw in” is defined by Merriam Webster as “something added as a bonus”. By definition Fox was not a bonus. A “bonus” is defined as “something in addition to what is expected or due”. Clearly Fox was not in excess of what was expected as he was required by Carolina to get the deal done.
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