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Old 02-26-2013, 12:10 PM   #201
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Originally Posted by Vinny01 View Post
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?
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.
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