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Originally Posted by Vinny01
No way the Flames buyout Kipper. He is very tradeable and extremely movable this summer with 1 year and 1.5M in money owed. Teams that are trying to hit the 45-50M cap floor are going to line up to take Kipper off Calgary's hands even if it is for 1 year. At worst the Flames should be able to get a 2nd + prospect but no need to use the Amnesty on him.
Bouwmeester is also a tradeable contract as is Cammalleri. The only truly unmovable deals are likely Stajan and Wideman. With Sven and possibly Gaudreau ready to play in 2013/2014 Hudler might be too expensive to be a 3rd line player but he should be tradeable if need be.
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While I agree the Flames will not buy out Kipper. Unless Kipper extends his current contract there will be few teams willing to gamble and give you very much for Kipper in trade value. Don't get me wrong I truly think Kipper is one of the best goalies in the game today. However his trade value at it's highest was last trade deadline. That window has passed and it will be very insulting to the Flames and their fans to even listen to what teams would be willing to pay for Kipper now.