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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Flames have no leverage ?
We are talking a 24 year old 100 point player
31 other teams would love to have him. Sure there are issues - It needs to be a team he will sign long term with - but unless that list is 1 the offers will be strong
Imagine if he wasn’t a Flames the offers people would be thinking up on this message board for him
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Almost no leverage.
If he has given the Flames five teams that he will sign long term than those five are really the only ones that will provide anything of value. Two of the five are not realistic because of cap issues (FLO/VEG). Two of the other three will need to move cap costs out to make it possible (DAL/NAS). The last one is probably his preferred landing spot so they can wait a year and get his for nothing (STL).
If the Flames want to move him and have to move him they are negotiating from a position of weakness. Hence they have limited leverage.