Quoting: SomeonesOffended
No the first can easily be a better player then both it makes zero sense for this team to trade the first this year they aren’t winning anything
Well then the NHL GM's must think exactly the same right? Just try justify the pieces:
Niemela - Good enough piece, looked significantly better in Europe than the AHL.
Robertson - In a system with Pelletier, Zary, Pospisil, Honzek, Coronato, Draft picks etc. all filling up the wings, where does Robertson fit? Especially when the Flames lack a ton of size already.
Timmins - Really bad at hockey, Leafs don't win when he plays, he had a flash in the pan last season after the trade and now he's back to exactly who the Coyotes thought he was.
Abruzzese - Flames lose him free agent before he does anything, why not just let the Leafs lose him for nothing next season?