[D as in David]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

2) If you look at the contending that are likely looking at Lindholm, Hanifin, and Tane, their rosters are chock full of NTC/NMCs. Hard to imagine a Coyle, Carlo, or Suter waiving to go a non-playoff Canadian team.

This suggest that the Flames will have no one to trade with regardless of today's trade. How can having cap space be a bad thing? The Flames could be a facilitator of a trade between two other teams in the event that the Flames are on a particular player's NTC list.