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Originally Posted by FAN
On a team willing to spend to the cap but likely won't come close to the Cap? I would be happier paying Russell $3.4M for a year than give up a 5th round pick.
It's Kris Russell, a player who spent a lot of time as a healthy scratch last season. How crazy could the awarded contract be? And even if it is crazy it's only for a year and the Flames likely won't be up against the cap.
As for the 50 contract limit. If that's the reason, why didn't Feaster come out and say that was the reason? I can only take a poster's word that the Flames were in fact at the 50 contract limit.
Again, it's not necessary for arbitration to be confrontational in the sense that you got to rip apart the player. You can conduct yourself in a professional manner. There are teams that don't attack players in arbitration, why assume the Flames will? A 5th round pick so that the relationship with the player starts off without any ill-will is bad asset management. They're all professionals or suppose to be. The team can't be afraid to hurt a player's feelings especially if it's a bottom pairing defenseman taking the team to arbitration.
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That's the problem right there. It's not your money. Obviously the management of this team would rather avoid arbitration and the possibility of spending more money than they need to during the first year of the rebuild. Disagreeing with that is fine, but to say it's a waste of a pick is a stretch, especially considering it's not your money.
Speaking in absolutes in general is silly, there are many ways to do things, but to think you know what's better at this point in the rebuild, on such a minor deal no less, than Feaster and Co boggles my mind.