I am glad the flames did not use their last retention spot to trade Mangiapane at the TDL. Better to keep that retention spot available at the draft in case the opportunity comes to move up in the draft by packaging picks along with a retained salary player like Markstrom, Mangiapane, Coleman or (unlikely) Andersson. I feel like Buffalo or New Jersey could be teams that are desperate to get better and make the playoffs next year so their 2024 first round picks might be available for the right player. And they are set to pick in the top 10 right now although I think they’ll both end up with picks outside the top 10. Unfortunately, I don’t think Buffalo needs anything that the flames have as they are loaded at every position with young players/prospects.
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