Flames trade is illegal

no, they traded Vanecek back to WSH, it's legal

No its cap circumvention to retain on Gio and send him back to Calgary

100% correct. I wonder what the rule is on using a middle man to retain? I'm assuming that'd be fine, right?

Edit: That would also depend on whether Calgary was actually interested or not, obviously.

why trade for gio when we could sign him later over the summer?

SEA gets more for Jarnkrok

Probably not tbh, defense is definitely not a major issue this year

cause you are good this year, next year isn't sure

I’m not interested in a 3rd for Johansson. I think at most he’ll get a 4th — but from another team.

I don’t think so because he was selected in the XD and not traded to SEA. I could be totally wrong

No like I am 100% certain it is cap circumvention.

Why? He was selected in the XD correct? Seattle made him Captain and if they were in the hunt this wouldn’t be a discussion even. For it to be cap circumvention you would have to prove that there was an agreement in place before the XD. Good luck doing that, and the league didn’t even do jack when WAS totally was circumventing with Orpik.

This is so bad for Minnesota. Minnesota doesn't need Carson soucy back. Greenway isn't trading for a lesser player whose not good