The Gavin White Jersey want to trade Nazem Kadri before Friday's NHL trade deadline. Except for the fact that they are actually making it harder on themselves to do so. on Friday morning: "Nazem Kadri front, ownership is unwilling to retain on his deal, which significantly limits the market for him. Believed that the Flames had a deal in place with the Avalanche, but with retention taken off the table, the Avs pivoted to Nic Roy. Tough spot for Craig Conroy." That means the Flames aren't willing to cover any of Kadri's salary for a new team that acquires him. Retaining salary like that is a pretty common practice in deals, and it helps facilitate moves. In this case, though, it's holding the Flames back, since they don't want to do it, and Kadri isn't cheap. MORE: He still has three years remaining on his contract, and in each of those years, he'll be paid $7 million. Kadri is a solid center and a proven winner, but as he ages, that's no sure thing to be a good cost. Teams can retain up to 50%. If the Flames were to do that in a Kadri deal, he'd look much more manageable to a new team as e sentially a $3.5 million per year player. At double that cost, though, it's prohibitive. It's fair for the Flames ownership to put their foot down and say we signed this guy, we aren't going to pay him for someone else. It just might mean they end up stuck with Kadri. More NHL news: Colin Blackwell Jersey