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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
As soon as Portland's season is over, Baertschi is free to join the Flames - or the Heat. The WHL regular season ends this weekend, and the playoffs start late next week. Portland is one of the top teams in their conference, however, and the bottom playoff contenters are absolutely terrible. There is virtually no chance the Winterhawks fail to reach the second round, and I'd even be surprised if they didn't get to the third. The latest he could go is mid May, if they win the Ed Chynoweth Cup and advance to the Memorial Cup.
I am reasonably certain playoff games don't count against his ELC, so if he returns then, he should be in the clear.
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There is one more factor and that is the 50 contract MAX. We are currently at the 50 contract limit and therefore we can not add Baertschi to the roster when he is not an emergency call up. We would still need to release a player first. Are there any issues with releasing players this time of year?