The team needs to bite the bullet on these over priced vets on the blueline. Wideman, Smid, Engelland are all overpaid and hurting the team's salary structure.
Although signing Russell to a reasonable contract sounds appealing, I would rather see some picks acquired at the deadline that can be flipped or used in the summer.
Either way, this team is locked in with its top three on D. Need to get younger and cheaper with the other spots.
As for Spurgeon, he is a quality defender for sure, but I am glad the Flames didn't sign him to this contract.
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