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Originally Posted by Textcritic
For what Rittich might return in a trade I would guess that the Flames view his contribution in season as more valuable and worthwhile. The team will win more games than they would with one of the remaining UFA goalies on the market, and that in itself is pretty important.
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That is true, but it might be a trade in which we trade Rittich and his cap hit for someone who could bolster our forward core. Maybe a young player still on their ELC.
In isolation, trading Rittich might make the team worse over the remaining UFA goalies, but with Markstrom as an established #1 and starting more games, along with the potential returns on the trade, it might offset Rittich's loss.
I'm just spitballin' options.