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Originally Posted by Jake
I don't think cap space is nearly as valuable to this team right now as it has been the last few years. I don't see the Flames spending up to the cap next year.
"Not doing that deal is irresponsible"... no, that is an opinion.
I know Kiprusoff has been bad this season, but he was good last year. I don't buy that he is over the hill suddenly. Goalies historically seem to have some longevity. The Flames have been a thorough mess this season, not just Kiprusoff. It is reasonable to expect that next season Kiprusoff could rebound.
The Flames will still need a goalie next season, and Ramo is far from a safe bet. This kind of reminds me of the Flames center situation right now... "well if Cervenka turns out, Backlund takes a step forward, and Tanguay adjusts to C, we'll be fine" ... well only one of those things really happen. If the Flames put all of their hopes on Ramo, they will most likely be disappointed. I'd much rather the Flames go into next season with Kiprusoff and Ramo, rather than Ramo and a mid-low 3rd round pick.
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They're definitely not a cap team, and nor should they be. But as someone a few pages back mentioned, trading Kipper and Bouw leaves us with 34 million in committed salaries next year. We could offer Tyler Bozak and Derek Roy 5 years 25 million each, and our center position would be as good as it's been since the Flyer game after we acquired Jokinen for the first time.
We have no idea how valuable cap space truly is, as since its come into existence, we've never had it.
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Originally Posted by Dienasty
Curious what thoughts are on this:
Kipper- Komisarek+1st rounder
Cap space saved (5.8-4.5=1.3M) the Leafs now have the extra cap space thus paying a 1st rather then a second to get Kipper considering Komi is sitting buried in the minors
As a Flames perspective you get a better draft pick by taking salary back, and we add an overpaid 5th D man that the Flames could use. He is still better then Butler, Babchuk, Smith, and Sarich, plus he would add a little toughness to a team sorely lacking it. Not to mention the Flames have tons of cap space open, so his salary won't hurt us and it would expire before any of our prospects need to be re-upped (Baertschi, or any of our 3-1st rounders this season).
The Flames would play him 15 minutes a game, and he would be on our pk.
I think this would be a fairly good move for both sides.
PS I believe he was an A in Toronto and Montreal so he could provide some leadership too.
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No.