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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Well, the Flames can’t send him with full retained salary. It has to be 50%. So no teams that are right at the cap, unless they send salary back (a rarity for a rental).
In any event, the bargaining power goes way down. Say he lists Edmonton, Colorado, TB, Vancouver and Philly. Philly is the only viable trading partner and they offer a fourth.
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If you offered Gaudreau to Colorado and TB at the trade deadline, they’d make it work. Edmonton too.
Teams that are going for it are going to be happy to trade for him at the deadline. At 50% retained, they need 800k in cap space to trade for Gaudreau.