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ricardodw · 02-28-2016, 08:15 AM

the Flames have no leverage with Russell. It is pretty obvious that having spent 17M on their top 3 D-men plus having Wideman's 5M for 1 more year that the Flames will no be resigning Russell. With Iginla there definitely was the option of the Flames keeping him so he could retire as a Flame.

At the very best Russell will be the #4 D-man on the Flames.

As the teams wait it out and Hamhuis is still out there the clock is ticking and the late 2nd or 3rd round picks that may have been out there are being down graded.

The other teams in the league are going to take advantage of the Cap problems the Flames have gotten themselves into.

02-28-2016, 08:15 AM	#62
ricardodw Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	the Flames have no leverage with Russell. It is pretty obvious that having spent 17M on their top 3 D-men plus having Wideman's 5M for 1 more year that the Flames will no be resigning Russell. With Iginla there definitely was the option of the Flames keeping him so he could retire as a Flame. At the very best Russell will be the #4 D-man on the Flames. As the teams wait it out and Hamhuis is still out there the clock is ticking and the late 2nd or 3rd round picks that may have been out there are being down graded. The other teams in the league are going to take advantage of the Cap problems the Flames have gotten themselves into. Last edited by ricardodw; 02-28-2016 at 08:18 AM.