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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Don't think it's ever been mandated. Link if it has been please.
Bottom line is that other teams are doing it. If the Flames don't they are not maximizing their opportunities. Plain and simple.
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There is also the chance that the Flames offered, but Florida declined. Maybe Florida, since they don't have pressing cap issues, wasn't willing to give up a better pick for some cap savings.
The only time I can see salary retention on a UFA at the deadline mattering is when the team getting the player is right up against the cap. Probably why Chicago had to pay a premium to Winnipeg for Ladd to get the salary retention that enabled them to do the other deals.