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Originally Posted by Weitz
Anyone think Russell would accept #4 D man money to stay in Calgary? I kind of think he would want to try and get 2/3 D man money from someone as a UFA. I don't know if the flames could afford to pay him that.
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No one - including Kris Russell - thinks he is a #2 defenseman.
I have little doubt that he will sign a fair-for-both-sides, #4-type deal with the Flames. Something like 3 years at $3.5 - 4.5M (depending on how this season shakes out).
By all accounts, he wants to stay in Calgary.