[Bandwagon In Flames]

I would be interested in keeping Russell for the right price. He's been playing steady this year. High quality chances against are way down when he's on the ice. Never gets too high or too low. I also see him as a great leader on the ice and off the ice. Guy is fearless and seems to really step up when the Flames are down a goal.

In the cap era you can't have 6 first pairing defensemen. We need a middle pairing defenseman and that's exactly what Russell is. 2.5 mil would be a solid deal for both sides. I would go as high as 3, but only if Wideman is off the team.

Seriously what happened to Wideman??? He used to be top-5 in the league in ability to get pucks through traffic and on net. He's got to be bottom 5 in the league at it now. Every damn shot he takes is instantly blocked. Half the time it results in a scoring chance for the other team.