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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Who is going to take on Stone and his contract? The only way you trade him is by taking on someone else's bad contract IMHO
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It's a bad contract, but not that bad of one. $3.5 million for one year is hardly a crutch. I could see the Flames trading Stone for a similar forward also expiring in 2020, perhaps a player like Vladimir Sobotka (who also makes $3.5 million). Rationale being the Flames could use that money more on a forward than on a defenseman.
Edit: alternatively they could deal him to a team in need of salary to reach the floor. Ottawa needs RHD and is well below the cap. Less seriously, I could also see Melnyk giving him #61 just to help with jersey sales.