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Originally Posted by Macindoc

The way things are going lately, I can see a potential Cup contender for next season trading for him at the draft and putting him on IR for the entire regular season, given his injury history and the long time it has taken him to recover from his most recent surgery. He'd be a great playoff add to boost the PP, especially after a full season of rest/rehab (come to think of it, it's worth the Flames considering doing this anyway, if they can convince the league that Monahan needs an extended period of time to recover after taking a beating again in the playoffs). The only question is how long it would take him to get up to game speed in the playoffs.

You are right, other teams might want the Flames to pay extra for taking a load off their cap, but in the end, what is most important is what a trade can do for them, and the Flames will take the best available offer.

The Flames could do the same thing as you are talking about.