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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Get the contract off the books and open up the roster spot.
Save 2 million in cap space next year when gio's raise comes into effect, raises for Monahan and Gaudreau kick in and Wideman, Smid Engelland, Stajan, Backlund are all still on the roster.
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You still won't need to save the cap space for next year if the Flames are sellers, and they won't need the roster spot either. The only issue is the 50 contract limit rule - but I would imagine the Flames will once again be comfortably under that anyways.
Enough guys will probably be moving on - Jones, Hiller, Hudler more than likely, and possibly Russell and whomever else management feels isn't part of the long-term picture. Heck, Raymond may have another 20 goal season next year, and be a relatively attractive target for next season's trade deadline.
If enough prospects push Raymond out, then I would just expect Raymond to get sent down to Stockton again anyways. He has been a borderline NHL'er this year, and if a prospect can't push him out, then that same prospect should be developing on the farm anyways.