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Originally Posted by Poe969
See if Russell would want to sign an extension with the islanders, see how much he'd want. Say it's 5 mil for 3 years, well the Flames sign him to that extension then trade him to the islanders at 50% retained. The isles get 3 years of Russell at a great cap hit, Russell gets the contract he wants and the Flames get Hamonic. Flames might have to throw in Hudler or something though.
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As pointed out by Sureloss it's questionable whether or not a team can retain on a contract that hasn't started yet.