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Originally Posted by New Era
Flames should not get involved in a bidding war for this guy. He's a third/fourth line plugger inserted with a couple of star players right now. That talent will not be available on the Flames and he'll revert to his third/fourth line self in no time. Someone will overpay and be stuck with an albatross contract.
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If it is on a deal in the range of 3–4 years I don't think it really matters much, honestly. The Flames have a pile of money that they need to spend, and so long as he does not hurt the plan to build for the future and to groom young talent over the course of the next few years, then I don't have a problem with them overpaying for overachievers like Bickell in the short-term.