This is an 'outside the box' trade idea. Some team BUYS him.
No secret Wang is kind of cheap, right? Who is NYI stuck with? After Gomez and Redden, what is the worst contract? If a team is 'rich' enough, they can bring in DiPietro.
From a Flames' standpoint, something like:
NYI:
Stajan
CGY:
DiPietro
Nino
Sit him all year, to make sure he doesn't ever hurt himself, and then use an amnesty buy out on him in the off-season. You end up 'buying' Niederreiter essentially. Have no idea if it would be fair (or feasible) for any side, but would be interesting. Toronto definitely has the cash to do it, and as long as they send an equal cap hit (or close) back that is expiring, I am sure the Islanders would be willing to accept a heck of a lot less in trade just to be free of their 'mistake contract'.
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