Flames are in a rebuild. There should be zero players older than 25 who are 'off limits'.
With that being said, garbage offers are garbage offers. These vets' value is in helping the young prospects develop. Giving them away for little to no value doesn't make any sense to me, unless specific players ask to be traded out of here.
As for Pelletier, there is room for him on the team, though not ideal, granted. 4th line or 13th forward until an injury (or trade). This team has too many bodies, really. Solovyov is in the same boat - there doesn't make any sense to expose either of them to waivers. Whether or not they get picked off is irrelevant. All it takes is one GM or head scout to like someone, or one injury to happen on the last day for a team to just snatch a warm body. I am sure Pelletier will sign soon, and he will end up playing in Calgary all season.
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