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Originally Posted by standinmotion
No disrespect to the "trade Hiller, sign Ramo" crowd: why would a team want to trade for Hiller when they can just sign Ramo for free? We are all in agreement that they are about the same, so skills is not a factor. There could be an edge situation where a team may wan to trade for Hiller; but I think the market would be very small, and hence the Flames won't get much in return at all.
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Not advocating either way, but the scenario envisions signing Ramo befoer he's a UFA. You'd have Hiller as well. So you could trade whoever gets you more.
I disagree about the goalie market. While neither is an elite starter, they are both competent and can be a more than adequate backup.