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Erick Estrada · 01-17-2016, 10:10 AM

The fact that the Flames have been trying to months to get him signed and haven't tells me the Russell camp is asking for a dollar figure that is not going to be friendly to the team. IMO Treliving would be better off cutting bait and trading him at the deadline rather than making a deal he's going to regret. Russell is a serviceable defenseman but I feel the Wideman situation should be a good lesson for Treliving to fully know that once you sign a guy to one of these immovable deals you better be sure you are prepared to live with it until the very last season of the contract.

Bottom line is I don't want this guy on the Flames payroll on any sort of deal that isn't friendly to the Flames. He's just not that good at the end of the day to be warranting overpayment and having to go through the Wideman situation all over again where the team shops him for years and can't move him because of the contract.

This team is going to pick top 5 in the draft in June. Lets not reward guys like this for contributing to lottery picks.

01-17-2016, 10:10 AM	#73
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	The fact that the Flames have been trying to months to get him signed and haven't tells me the Russell camp is asking for a dollar figure that is not going to be friendly to the team. IMO Treliving would be better off cutting bait and trading him at the deadline rather than making a deal he's going to regret. Russell is a serviceable defenseman but I feel the Wideman situation should be a good lesson for Treliving to fully know that once you sign a guy to one of these immovable deals you better be sure you are prepared to live with it until the very last season of the contract. Bottom line is I don't want this guy on the Flames payroll on any sort of deal that isn't friendly to the Flames. He's just not that good at the end of the day to be warranting overpayment and having to go through the Wideman situation all over again where the team shops him for years and can't move him because of the contract. This team is going to pick top 5 in the draft in June. Lets not reward guys like this for contributing to lottery picks. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 01-17-2016 at 10:13 AM.