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jayswin · 03-17-2019, 10:40 PM

I think it's pretty arrogant to claim that he's either leaving or not leaving with certainty. There's good cases to be made for either side.

I think if you add up a couple factors (price, desire to be back east, Flames cap situation in three years) he'll probably be gone. But ultimately it may be be best for both parties. We won't be able to afford $11-$14 mil for a left wing if we're a contender in 3 years.

He'll likely get his pay day in the east with an up and coming team where the family is all together, and I think the Flames will do the right thing and make a trade that brings back a major or multiple major assets and we move forward as a franchise in a responsible manner that doesn't leave us as the next contender with insurmountable cap issues on forward.

03-17-2019, 10:40 PM	#646
jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I think it's pretty arrogant to claim that he's either leaving or not leaving with certainty. There's good cases to be made for either side. I think if you add up a couple factors (price, desire to be back east, Flames cap situation in three years) he'll probably be gone. But ultimately it may be be best for both parties. We won't be able to afford $11-$14 mil for a left wing if we're a contender in 3 years. He'll likely get his pay day in the east with an up and coming team where the family is all together, and I think the Flames will do the right thing and make a trade that brings back a major or multiple major assets and we move forward as a franchise in a responsible manner that doesn't leave us as the next contender with insurmountable cap issues on forward.