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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
If you buy Raymond out, he will still have money against the cap for two more years. That cap room will be more important as the Flames progress to being a contender. Rather just suck it up this next year.
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It depends. Buying him out saves us 2 million this year. And his 1 million cap hit the following season would be far from crippling. If the Flames like the UFA crop this summer the 2 million savings this year plus the extra roster spot plus getting him off the minor league team could be worth the downside of the 1 million cap hit in 2017-18.
I could see it going either way.