From LeBrun's this morning (The Athletic):
"So what do you do if you’re the Flames? You love your captain Mark Giordano. He turns 38 in October and has one year left at a $6.75 million cap hit. How much are you willing to pay to keep Seattle from selecting him in the expansion draft if you leave him exposed? Or do the Flames protect four D along with Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson and Chris Tanev but risk losing a quality forward by only protecting four? Or do they trade one of those D before Saturday? What I do know is that the price quoted by Seattle GM Ron Francis to Flames GM Brad Treliving this week to stay off Giordano if exposed made Calgary blush. Perhaps that price lowers closer to Saturday. But what if it doesn’t? You can see why Seattle might be interested in Giordano. Quality, leadership guy to start your franchise early on and prime trade bait come February if the Kraken aren’t competing for a playoff spot. It’s a win-win for Seattle. I just have a tough time seeing Calgary let it happen."
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