I like Ras and think he's on a great contract right now, but IMO we should be trading him this year if we can. There's 2 years of great value for the acquiring team and he could more than likely have the best two seasons of his career considering defensemen tend to peak around 28-32 yrs old.
I just worry about the next contract, and I think we take a few more swings at high ceiling defensemen over the next few drafts. Also we have a few guys in the system that might be able to achieve the same offensive totals if they're given the opportunity.
At the end of the day though, I think management will look at Ras as a guy that loves Calgary and plays hard - so I'm sure he stays. I think the shadow of what happened with Johnny and Tkachuck still looms over this team and we won't be seeing guys moved who like it here (Exceptions being Markstrom and hopefully Mang. this summer).
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