Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but in regards to the suspended season directly affecting the Flames, if the NHL were to resume again and the Playoffs go into July/August, that gives Valimaki much more time to heal and get back into game shape, which would then put the Flames in a tough position in terms of deciding whether to play him for potentially just a few games and making him another player they'd need to protect for the expansion draft, or keeping him out even though he might be fully healed by that point.
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