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Originally Posted by Vinny01
For the Flames to maximise a Bouwmeester trade we should retain 30-50% of his salary and his worth would be extremely high to any contending teams or teams in general that want a top pairing Dman that can eat minutes.
He may be our best trade asset right now and I do not think the Flames are afraid to pull the trigger if they get the offer they want. Will Bouw waive is the real question?
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The trick then becomes convincing the owners to pay 2-3 million dollars for prospects/picks. By retaining salary, you're essentially buying another team's prospects/picks from them.