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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)
i believe so. why handcuff ourselves by having 50 contracts. i think they need to move one before bring in a guy like arnott when it puts our backs against the wall.
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How about we call up Brendan Morrison, Tony Amonte and Jeff Friesen too? Signing Arnott would be a classic Sutter move and I'm surprised this is being bandied about. If one if the coaches is pushing this per the OP, Feaster has to put his foot down as this is ludicrous.
You guys are bang on the 50 contract thing - we are handcuffing ourselves if we sign Arnott and while we think that Feaster would dump a contract if we are the least bit close, consider last year where we did not sell despite conventional wisdom that we weren't going to make the playoffs. Feaster told me at the U of T talk that he wished he would have dealt Hannan for a 7th but he held on and we were again pushed against 50 contracts which limited the NCAA free agents.
As for C depth, Connolly/Santorelli can be had for a song. Better options than Ben Street and Florida/Toronto would be happy to take a contract back and the latter would probably pay some salary. Low risk high reward move, i hope it is being considered.