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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I'm trying to figure out the sellers market part still.
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atleast according to the Fan. Shortened season, lots of desperate teams fighting for contention. There are a lot of teams that seem to be on the upswing this year that think they are one piece away and have a logjam in a certain position. Now is the time for low risk high potential reward moves, at this point if a team offered a combination of a legitimate NHL'er or a high ceiling prospect you'd have to take that.
What is the point on riding out his contract until he retires and getting nothing for him? He is no longer under a NTC, at his salary there are a lot of teams that will atleast look at him. It's a gamble yes, but it's almost a necessary one you have to take from an asset management standpoint, allowing assets with value to expire is a mistake. When the Flames are on the winning side of a series of trades and signings we will start to get better, the Wideman and Huddler signings are a great start. The idea of holding on to him from a nostalgic sense of attachment will turn this boat right the hell around and turn us into the Islanders of the past decade.