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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well now the Flames will have Russell and can still overpay some random UFA. Not sure why you think the team would be better off just overpaying Russell to hit the floor when they can keep Russell and still upgrade.
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Exactly.
Plus, they may want to trade him in 2 years at the deadline - with that contract, any team loading up for the playoffs can take him aboard.