Though I am more than happy to not have Raymond around any longer, I thought for sure the Flames would ride his ~2million cap hit (after demotion) for the duration of this season.
It makes me think that Treliving expects to be closer to the cap than what I assumed anyways. Either a big ticket FA or a trade in the works.
They saved a lot of money in net, and the Chiasson acquisition provides the Flames with a very cheap depth RW for now. There was room this year to retain Raymond and have his cap hit completely off the books for next season.
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