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Originally Posted by driveway
So ... you think moving 5 active players on our roster, during the season, before the trade deadline is realistic? How long have you been a hockey fan?
Here were the players we traded away last year.
Berra
Stempniak
Nemisz
Jackman
Horak
Of those, only Jackman and Stempniak were roster players getting traded in-season and Stempniak was a deadline day move.
Thinking about trades is fun, but there is no way the Flames are going to find trading partners to move five players, of whom ... I would say Hudler is the only one who would garner serious interest from other teams and three of whom have NTC's in their contracts: Raymond, Glencross, and Wideman.
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Glencross would garner more interest than Hudler as he is a better player with less money and less term.
Sure some have NTCs but no play-offs and another year or two of rebuilding could easily influence them to waive, guys with no trade clauses get moved all the time.
Defencemen are at a premium so finding homes for Snid and Wideman should be possible. I also wouldn't want anything but late picks back for them. Raymond is on a cheap deal and the type of guys contenders add all the time. Hudler and Glencross should have multiple suitors and Setoguchi I would just waive/release so no need to find a place for him.
The Flames have more bodies than spots and this is s good year to move excess vets out and try to start shaping the roster for next year. You are right though GMs tend to be s conservative group and hold on to guys way longer than need be so we probably see one move and a continued log jam of mediocre players on the roster.