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Originally Posted by edslunch
No doubt there are better 4/5 D in the league, the question is where are the Flames going to find them? I don't see anyone on the farm ready to step into those roles and if they go UFA they are likely to pay more for no better. The Flames still have a couple of years to wait for the Andersons and Kylingtons to be ready. I can see the Flames getting rid of one of Russel or Wideman for cap reasons but don't be surprised if that makes the D worse next year.
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Here's a list of pending UFAs -
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/cap-centra...ear=2016&pos=D
Russell's been getting hemmed in the zone for 3 years straight now. I'm confident you could find someone on that list who can get hemmed in the zone for a lot less.