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Originally Posted by getbak
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).
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Retention on Laine would be for the next two years so that's two slots encumbered for two years. Not that makes it impossible but as the poster you were responding to said, it should be for a good price.