ˈɜːli ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː sˈiːzən, hiː wʌz dˈɛlt ɐɡˈɛn, ðɪs tˈaɪm tə ðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən ɐtlˈæntə flˈeɪmz wˌɛɹ hiː wʊd biː ɐ stˈeɪbɪlˌaɪzɪŋ ˈɪnfluːəns ɪnðə tˈiːmz fˈɜːst tˈuː ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl sˈiːzənz.
Early in the 1972–73 season, he was dealt again, this time to the expansion Atlanta Flames where he would be a stabilizing influence in the team's first two NHL seasons.