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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I would take either of those alone if the Leafs take Kadri with no retention.
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Not sure the Flames need to salary cap space that bad to take a bad deal. Guys coming off 75 point seasons who are on playoff contending teams don’t usually get sold in a fire sale. A former 2nd round pick who has never really put up offensive numbers at any level or a late 1st round pick would be pretty mediocre return for such a player when you are not under the gun to trade that player.
I am not sure why the Flames would be in a rush to trade Kadri at this point. They realistically do not need the cap space anytime in the next couple years. If Friedman is right and the cap is going to 110 million by the last year of his contract his 7 million would be the equivalent of 5.6 million right now which is not a back breaking contract.
I don’t think the Flames have to make trades that don’t make sense just because “rebuild”, there is no real reason to be in a race to be the next Buffalo or Anaheim.