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Originally Posted by getbak
Also, if the Flames go with the 7-3 protection route, I can't see Gio being protected. Maybe they send Seattle a late-round pick for a promise they won't take him, but I don't see Seattle taking a player who will celebrate his 38th birthday before they play their first regular season game.
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The Flames have to add another top 4 Dman and when they do one of Gio, Andersson, Hanifin and the new addition will need to be exposed, I sure hope it's the 37 year old with only 1 year left on his deal.
...and no the 4-4-1 protection scheme is not a viable option, because if Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Monahan and Lindholm are the only forwards worth protecting at that point then this team will still be a bubble team at best IMO.