My preference would be to keep Russell but only for a three year team at a max of 3.5 million per season. If in the next couple of years one or two of the young guys in the Flames system are pushing Kris Russell down to a 6th or 7th defenseman spot, well that hopefully means the Flames are doing great during the regular season.
If it doesn't look like BT can get Russell signed by this year's trade deadline for close to the dollars above, then the best move would be to get some draft picks for Kris.
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