You move him.
Value will be decent with two cheap years remaining to a team that is further ahead in their window, and hopefully allows the Flames to add a player to the 18-23 cohort they currently have/are growing that can be a contributor when the team is ready to be on the ascent in a couple years. You also improve the likelihood of getting a top 10 pick next year which is necessary to keep the pick. Most importantly, you get value for a good player before having to pay him a contract covering years 30-38 which this team is not in a position to be doing at the moment.
As to the issue of having good veterans around, I still see Backlund, Weegar, Coleman, Kadri, and Huberdeau around for the forseeable future (2 or 3 years at least for most). It's not as if there will be no remaining quality professionals around to help usher in the next wave.
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