If I was the AVs GM, I would be pissed at the Flames for escalating salary and giving an RFA like ROR 5m when he clearly does not deserve it. (He may be worth it in the future) This is the exact reason we had a lockout.
At this point, the main goal is to improve the franchise and a 2nd goal (if aligned with the 1st goal) would be to b!tchslap Feaster for that move.
That being said, first call would be made to Columbus (who would have first dibs on ROR) and tell them, we are about to match the offersheet but are you guys interested in ROR? If so, what player would you be willing to give up for him?
If they are willing to give up any one of Dubinsky, Anisimov, Brassard, Foligno, I would essentially be offering them ROR, and a 3rd round pick for any one of those players plus a 2nd rounder coming back to the AVS.
This move would then give the AVs one of (Dubinsky, Anisimov, Brassard, Foiligno) Cgy's 1st rounder (most likely a top 5 pick), Cgys 3rd rounder, Columbus' 2nd rounder, for ROR and a 3rd rounder.
In the 2013 deep draft, Columbus would then have Cgys 1st, their 1st, their 2nd, Columbus' 2nd and Cgy's 3rd while adding a solid roster player
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