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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Expectations are a funny thing.
The Flames are a team that generally spends to the cap. We have a ridiculous amount of cap space available. Doesn't it then logically follow that the Flames out of any teams in the league can afford to add a few suboptimal contracts? Especially in a deal where we are dumping a similar contract on an older player.
It's not like Jones is signed for 8 years. Worst case scenario if he's a total bust you could compliance buyout him next summer. If he's fine then he helps bridge the gap until we're looking to go for the cup. I think you're making too much out of this idea that you have that he is untradeable. We just traded for him so all the evidence is pointing to him being tradeable.
Cammalleri and Stajan have expiring contracts. We'll be absolutely swimming in cap space as well next summer unless Feaster signs or trades for some big tickets.
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I don't like the argument that if you have cap space it is all right to just hand it out to players even if their play can not match it.
If we go by that, then why not give Butler $3 million since he will be on the team and we have space. Ramo played some NHL games way back when, could be our starter, we got cap space, might as well give him $4 million.