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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Interesting idea, but how many teams are willing to spend $26.25 million (the 2.25 Dipietro is owed this year plus the $24 million buyout, granted spread over the next 16 years) for an unproven player. I guess you can reduce that figure somewhat depending on the player going back
Seems like a big gamble, a GM would have to convince the owners that Nino is a legit player to spend that much cash on him.
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Ya, very interesting idea. Trades like this have happened, but only on smaller scales. The Leafs "bought" Cody Frandson for the price of Lombardis' contract. It was at the time unknown if he would play again.
But if Wayne Gretzky and Eric Lindros were both sold for 15 million, 26.25 for Niederrieter is way out of wack. Hell, you can get a Peace Bridge for 24.5.
Soooo, could the Flames do the trade that Calgary4life suggested, but trade for Yashin instead? According to CapGeek he is owed a much more reasonable 6.6 million.