Details Of A Failed Blockbuster Trade Surface
Last offseason, a trade was completed between two Canadian teams, but a major piece of this trade that failed has just been reported.
Anderson Escapes Trade
It has been almost a year now since the Calgary Flames traded longtime center Sean Monahan to the Montreal Canadiens along with a future first-round draft pick as part of a salary dump deal.
But now, it has just been revealed that this trade was originally supposed to be a lot more than just a contract dump.
The original deal was still supposed to be Monahan, a first headed to Montreal along with an extra piece. But in this case, the Flames were going to receive gritty, talented forward Josh Anderson as part of moving on from Monahan.
Kadri Instead Of Anderson
The reported reason that this trade fell through between the two teams is that all star forward Nazem Kadri decided to sign with the Flames in free agency last summer, which took up the spot that Anderson was going to take in Calgary.
This lead to the Flames choosing to sign Kadri for the monster deal that earns him $7 million per year until 2029 over trading for Anderson. We will see if this was the right decision for Calgary going forward.
As Read On HabsFanatics - Trade Concluded Between the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames: We have just Learned that Josh Anderson could have been Included
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JUILLET 22 | 80 ANSWERS Details Of A Failed Blockbuster Trade Surface Do you think this trade would have been a win for the Flames? | ||
| Yes | 49 | 61.3 % |
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| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
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