I'll choose to read into this stuff as all posturing at this stage. They clearly only have 1 slot for retention available, it SHOULD be used on Kadri in my eyes, particularly if that's the only way he can be moved - but Conroy likely is trying to manage packages on both Coleman and Kadri and see where it is best used.
In my eyes, Kadri getting traded is the most important piece of this trade deadline. If the Flames are going with a blanketed approach of 'we won't retain on him', then that's foolish in my eyes. Time is of the essence with Kadri.
Coleman at next year's deadline? Still an attractive asset.
Kadri? He will likely never be an attractive asset without retention, and Father Time is breathing on his neck at this point. Kadri with retention out the door is the move to make.
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