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Originally Posted by Royle9
1.5 trades realistically left imo.
No updates since last night, I think it’s all going to come down to retention and the willingness of Mr.Edwards and management.
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I’m a bit surprised Calgary couldn’t find a team willing to take the full contract for Nazem Kadri, even if the return was just a 5th-round pick. If Kadri isn’t moved without retention, I’d be pretty surprised if the Flames don’t end up retaining salary on either Blake Coleman or another player to get something done.
I don’t think the issue is whether they’re willing to retain — it’s just that retaining on Kadri would mean a lot of money tied up for a long time, so the return would need to justify it, saying the obvious I think.
I’d think Joel Hanley should be able to find a new home somewhere. As for Brayden Pachal, I like him, but I do wonder how the rest of the league views him — maybe more as a waiver-type pickup. Same idea with Ryan Lomberg