Wideman with salary retained may get a better deal. However the second year of that deal will scare some teams. The Flames may need to take back a contract with an extra year on it, which they can deal with next offseason.
Russell won't get as good a return, and I feel the Flames may have a higher internal valuation of Russell than what he would get on the open market. However I would hesitate to re-sign him based on how the team is going now, as he is at best a #4 D, at worst would end up being a big cap hit on the 3rd pairing
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