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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't think a half season of sample size will convince teams to trade for that contract regardless of his scoring pace. That contract will likely never be traded and will likely end in a buyout. He's a good complementary player and on a good team, paired with an elite center he could get back to 80-90 points for a few seasons but few teams will want to take that gamble based on the length of the contract.
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If he goes back to being an 80+ point player, I could see a trade occurring, especially if the Flames are willing to retain $2 million.
The cost of 60+ point players is rising rapidly, and it won't be long before every borderline 1st line player commands $10 million/year.