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Originally Posted by Poe969
If another team offers a trade that is a huge over payment, you take it. The GM has to do what's going to help the team.
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I don't have a problem dealing him if it helps the Flames, and I mean the current Flames.
I doubt that a pending UFA unable to come to terms with the Flames will garner trade interest of anything more than (1) another pending UFA that won't come to terms; or (2) draft picks/prospects from a team trying to win the Cup.
It's great to say sign him for 5 years at a favourable AAV, but saying to simply trade him if that doesn't happen doesn't really help Calgary contend.
As many have said, I think the chances of him signing a more reasonable deal are there. I'm just looking at the consequences of him not doing so and playing more hardball.