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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
If Nazim Kadri was a UFA this season could he get 4 x $7M?
My guess would be with a raising cap and the need for centers across the NHL the answer to that would be yes.
IMO that means he's moveable.
The bigger barrier to a decent return for Kadri at this point would be his NMC. He has a cup, he is said to be pretty picky about where he wants to play, so that's likely more the barrier.
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Kadri seems to buck the trend with many NHLers these days, in that he seems like he prefers a Canadian city and location where he can be involved in the local community.
I wouldn't rule out a return to Toronto. The GM who let him go is gone. We don't know what Kadri's relationship with the rest of the organization was like. Kadri vetoed various trades in an attempt to stay in Toronto in the first place.
If the Flames can recoup a 1st (maybe with retention or taking a bad contract back), that undoes at least part of the damage done by Treliving on the way out.