Sounds like it will be a fairly cheap acquisition price if he was displaced and unhappy.
I wonder if the Flames will even have to give up tangible assets? Maybe the basis of a deal - depending on the cap space of the other team, their contract situations and how good the 23 year old C is - could be structured this way:
Flames Get:
23 Y/O C
Cap Dump with 1-2 years on deal
Other team gets:
Future considerations. Maybe a low pick?
That's the kind of deal that I would love the Flames to pull off, though easier said than done. Best way to weaponize cap space.
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