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Originally Posted by MacDaddy77
flames should only trade from their strengths which is Defense and possibly Goaltending.
If anyone is getting traded I can see Brodie and/or Stone being moved at the deadline for wing help.
Has Rittich shown enough for a team to trade a high pick for him if injury happens to a starter?
Next year 2 of Anderson, Klyington Fox or Valimaki need to make roster then.
Centre depth isn't a strength on this team how can you trade away your #2 centre?
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Because he, as it stands today, can go where ever he likes on July 1, and the Flames could be left holding a goodie bag that has absolutely nothing in it. That cannot happen....in any scenario other than if they keep him, they are almost assured of a deep run in the post season.
With him, they look far from that now which then gives you pause to ask a simple question.
If they are nothing more than a bubble team with him, then exactly how much value does he provide to allow you to keep him with no certainty he will be back next year?
Obviously the preferred scenario is that he signs an extension before the deadline and this whole topic goes away. However, there HAS to be a contingency plan if he doesn't and that is a deal to recoup some draft picks which he will easily return.