I would hate taking that Kronwell contract, but the reasoning makes sense.
There's quite a few teams out there in serious cap trouble right now, who will have to take less in value to offload some salaries or make way for guys coming into the league. Or give up more to offload, like in this case. Minnesota was definitely one of those teams (as was I).
That's actually one of my favorite times of the off season, is seeing how people get out of the cap struggle so many teams are facing. Especially since we spread 2 teams worth of players over the other teams last year when Boston/Winnipeg left. The crunch is real for many.
Makes really good sense for the Canes too, as they can still stay competitive while having room left to sign Gio.
Well done fellas.
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