I would much rather the Flames give their own prospects an opportunity in camp to take those spots on D, and if they're not up for it then maybe grab a guy on waivers as a stop-gap for next season.
Failing that, I'd be more than happy to see the Flames grab a Defensemen in UFA on a 1-2 year contract that can be traded at the deadline. Someone who's willing to come here to boost their value before being traded (hopefully) to a playoff team at next year's deadline.
We are still at the point in the rebuild where we need to be selling what we can at the deadline for draft picks IMO and outside of possibly Kuzmenko and Mangiapane I don't think we have much else for deadline currency going into next season. That's also assuming Mangiapane isn't traded between now and then, and assuming the Flames don't re-up Kuzmenko if they think he's a long-term fit.. but that's a longer conversation.
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