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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
I'd rather a bridge deal for Bennett. Have no problem with the Flames having to pony up if the next couple of seasons are particularly productive for him.
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I imagine a sticking point from the Flames side of things is that the deal needs to be 3 years or longer - otherwise they're penciling themselves into some serious cap problems. If Backlund (1 year remaining), Tkachuk (2 years remaining), and Bennett (less than 3 years) all need to be renewed while we still have Frolik and Brouwer on the books (3 years remaining), then it will be pretty difficult to avoid a cap-crunch.
Does the team believe in Bennett? I think they do, and I definitely do. I think this is a good opportunity to get a "win" on a longer term deal (4-5 years) while maintaining a very friendly cap-hit.