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Originally Posted by Zach
 I see him as disposable. Flames have some good young prospects that should be able to replace him though... |
No one on the Flames have played as many games in the NHL as Stajan. You need to have a veteran Centre on the team. You maybe if your lucky might sign someone this summer that's at the same level of Stajan, yet probably overpay for him.
Our prospects either don't play the same type of game as Stajan (Monahan, Granlund) or have the potential to be as good as Stajan in 3-4 years (Reinhart, Colborne, Knight). Hopefully either Knight or Reinhart show that they can make the jump to a 3rd line centre position in the next 2 years, then the Flames have an asset in Stajan to trade for a position they need when they are closer to the playoffs.