In the end, like most deals, there was a confluence of events that led to general manager Peter Chiarelli's trade of Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau to the Calgary Flames last night for defenseman Andrew Ference and forward Chuck Kobasew. (Full article: 813 words)

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