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Originally Posted by The Fonz
He has a NTC and he wants to live in this community and be a part of this team. End of story. So STFU about it.
As a fan of a team that’s on a lot of players no-trade lists, one would think you’d show some appreciation and respect toward a 30 goal scorer that loves the team & city of Calgary. We need impact+ veterans on the roster, otherwise our young up and comers do not have mentors, and it will have a negative impact on their development and career trajectories.
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I agree about the first part, and he negotiated that NTC, so I'm not going to be one of the fans that attempts to run him out of town. That said, starting next year his NMC turns into a 13-team no-trade list, so it might make more sense to explore where he would be willing to go ahead of time.
I loved Kadri over the last 2 seasons. He was arguably the best Flames forward over that span, yet at the same time I also remember very vividly how he quit on the team under Sutter, and how terrible he was under Huska until Zary and Pospisil got called up 2 years ago.
Now for the appreciation part. That comes from the Flames paying him $7M a year, his rumored offer from COL as a free agent was around $5.5M. This team shows more appreciation for players than anyone in the league, and at the end of the day the agents are there to remind us it's just business. Once the Flames build a good team, players will want to come here.
I don't mind keeping Kadri as a mentor for our younger forwards, but I would like to open up a top-6 spot for either Zary or Frost, and later Reschny as soon as he's ready. That's why this team has 1 year to figure out which one out of Backlund and Kadri is going to play in the top-9 as a mentor. The other will either have to be traded or play on the 4th line, and the best time to cash in on either of them would likely be before this year's TD.