I think the best course of action for the flames right now is to do more listening than talking. If there’s a really good deal on the table for your 2024 UFAs you explore it, but there’s the off-season and next season to deal those. Given how the last 9 months have been, this season is kind of lost at this point and there’s not much you can do. I would however, get anything you can for your expiring UFAs. I don’t think you can move Lucic even at 50% retention, and I don’t think Stone plays anywhere else other than Calgary, but if you can get a mid round pick for Lewis and a late round pick for Ritchie, why not? Lewis can probably come back here in the off-season if you want him back and Duehr has proven he can replace Ritchie.
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And now when an injruy happens, you can give opportunity to Phillips, Zary, Pettersen, etc. and the team isn’t any worse than it is right now
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