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Originally Posted by Matty81
Valimaki is going to be exempt likely. He will only have 2 years of pro experience if he doesn't play this year. Believe there was a precedent last time around for an exception there. If he comes back this year and plays >10 flames are in trouble.
And Giordano getting exposed would be ridiculous. Franchise legend 24 months removed from winning the Norris and still by far the best dman on the team and biggest minute eater. Even if seattle just picked him and flipped him for futures they would easily land a 1st +
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I thought with the amount of games he played last year that Valimaki is not expansion draft eligible?
Expansion draft is a season and a half away not sure a 38 year old Gio with one year left on his deal is getting a 1st+ nor worth using a valuable protection spot on considering he could be one year from retiring and if he wants another contract he can come back and end his career here. No guarantee that is who Seattle takes anyway. Based on the current flames roster Kylington makes more sense a year and a half from now