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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Flames retain 50% on any of Toffoli, Backlund and Lindholm and they are the most valuable assets of the trade deadline.
Tampa Bay has started a new trend where trading for guys like Coleman, Hagel, etc that had 2 years of term left with lower salary has been a huge benefit.
Now if they are unwilling to retain then that is a different question, and would be a mistake by the organization. You need to retain to maximize the value of the assets you're moving.
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I don't think the value will be much different in the offseason or next trade line versus this past deadline if they trade them to contenders. Late firsts and some okay prospects will be the going rate.
My hope is that the new GM nails some re-tool trades with teams that exit earlier than expected. I am not holding my breath for a rebuild and had zero expectations that they would sell players while still in the playoff race.