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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
His contract is kind of irrelevant to the Flames given their current situation. It's not tradeable regardless of how he plays and it's not hurting them in the least as they aren't spending to the cap and don't have a current or impending Stanley Cup or even playoff window. It's likely the last few years of the contract that may sting but by the end of the decade there's going to be a lot of NHL teams holding the bag with bad contracts like this for late 30's players.
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If he starts to score at a 115 point pace over more than half a season, he's tradeable. Not sure that anyone on the team can score at that pace, however, given the way the roster is constructed.