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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
This is the very first I have heard about the refusal of the Flames in retaining a part of Bouwmeester's salary for Rattie... I think this was 100% pure fan speculation on forums
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I is probably 100% pure fan speculation, but the reputation of the Flames' owners being cheapskates as you alluded to is probably 100% fan speculation as well.
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Cap space avoidance
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You're missing the point. No one is saying Flames ownership aren't willing to spend to the Cap. Both Flash Walken and I have tried getting this point to you. So you're really just arguing against yourself.
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
My Nilson example. By your take on it, the owners were not willing to pay Nilson's contract, so sending him to Europe was in a way 'subsidizing' it. Well, if they were so intent on getting rid of his salary, why wouldn't they put pressure on Sutter and have Nilson packaged up with something like a 2nd or 3rd (or whatever his salary was worth - can't remember off-hand) and get it completely off the books?
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Well I believe the Flames were already without a 2nd and 3rd round pick and those type of deals are hard to make. If a deal was able to be worked out it was better for both the player and the team.
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What was the reason Kotalik went to the minors? Why wasn't he simply a healthy scratch? Feaster wanted that cap flexibility to take in a player from another team that needed to unload salary (or claim someone he thought would be able to help off waivers if that opportunity arose). When Feaster asked ownership, not only did they say yes, but they volunteered Hagman and Stajan if he needed it. They were very willing to absorb salary. Just because Feaster ended up being all talk without much action, had little to do with the owners will to spend.
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This is the first time I heard that ownership "volunteered" Stajan. Like hey if you need to send Stajan down to the AHL that's okay? As for Kotalik, he was sent to the minors instead of being a healthy scratch because the team still wanted to make the playoffs and wanted the roster spot. Demoting a player on a one-way contract midseason making substantial money ($3M in this case) is usually out of necessity and doesn't show a willingness to absorb salary unless that player is replaced with similar salary (Kotalik was not).