In addition to wanting to maximize the return on veterans being traded away, I suspect the Flames don't want Wolf to give up 5-6 goals per night and destroy his confidence. He and Parekh are the organization's most valuable assets. IMO Wolf is just as capable of elevating the Flames to Cup contender status as any non-generational top 3 pick. So the Flames don't want to destroy his confidence or to push the rebuild so far out that he's out of his prime by the time the window opens.
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