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Originally Posted by Poe969
I honestly don't see the point in retaining any of our UFAs. If the reason is to reach the cap floor, that's easy because there is a HUGE crop of UFA's this coming summer that the Flames can over pay for. If it's for leadership, I don't think he's shown much leadership but again, there are tons of players who are going to be later on in their careers that can provide that in the UFA crop.
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You need some kind of continuity on the team, especially from guys you are counting on to be leaders. It takes players a season or two to get settled on a team and feel like they have a stake in the jersey and can speak up. You don't want all your veterans to be short-term mercenaries.
Stempniak has a decent skill set, he's a good leader, he can play different roles. He's the veteran you do keep. I hope the Flames re-sign him, and move Cammalleri and Stajan.