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Originally Posted by edslunch
No room on the big team for now and while he's playing better he isn't scoring. Send him down, hopefully he gets back in the scoring groove without falling back into old habits. No point trading him now - let him rebuild value.
Once he's producing he comes up for injury replacement or if a vet is traded - if he is the next in line.
No rush, the Flames have until next year to make a decision on him before he becomes waiver bait.
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Disagree that there is no rush. His value drops as he gets closer to having to pass through waivers. Any team that would trade for him at that point would have to be confident that he could stick with their NHL team. Trade him now and the team getting him has time to integrate him into their system and see where he fits. They get two thirds of a year to evaluate him and bring him up to speed before they have to make their own decisions on him.
If he goes to the end of this year with his current NHL and AHL production numbers his value is almost zero. His value has been dropping every day since he finished junior. I wish the Flames had traded him back then.