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Originally Posted by Bingo
Markstrom
Toffoli
Mangiapane
And to a lesser extent
Zadorov
Tanev
Top three traded with term left.
Bottom two wanted too much money or term so the team moved them.
Ya think maybe could be considered rude.
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Markstrom is the only one traded with term left.
Toffoli had 1 year, Mangiapane had 1 year...personally once you hit July 1 of your final contract I don't think you really have term left.
I do think the Flames were / are rebuilding but I do think they have a very specific vision of not going more scorched earth and their strategy is to more let players get closer to UFA then make decisions.
It's what they did with Lindholm, Tanev, Hanifin, Andersson, Zadorov, Toffoli, and Mangiapane, all of those moves were made with 1 year or less on the players contract once the decision to be able to re-sign would have been have.
Markstrom is the only outlier at this point as he was traded with 2 years left - but Wolf really forced their hand with how he was playing in the AHL and Markstrom wouldn't have wanted to be in a tandem with him.
Really the outliers now would be if they decide to move Coleman or Kadri early this season. Personally if they don't that's why I feel like it's more of the same and a missed opportunity.