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Originally Posted by Groot
If the Flames are retaining on Laine as a 3rd party, the return has to be pretty solid as it leaves the Flames with a single retention spot for the next 2 seasons.
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If you look at the Flames cap situation, that shouldn't be a problem. Kuzmenko is the only contract expiring this season where they might be inclined to retain and Backlund and Andersson are the only two next season and they both have low enough cap hits that there will likely still be interest even without any retention (especially with the cap increasing again next year).
If they can get a good enough return for retaining some on Laine, it will probably be better than what they could get being a third party on a deadline trade (which usually gets a 4th-6th round pick).