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Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman
I guess the question is whether Smid was even worthy of the $3.5 cap hit, which could be argued on both sides.
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I think his cap hit is good for what he brings on the ice. But the thing is: given the Flames' situation right now in regards to contracts and salary cap, they don't have to care if he's a tad overpaid or not. Without going on a crazy spending spree in July, the Flames will be close to the cap floor, which should be around $52m next season ... I'd argue that Smids $3.5m are more a blessing than a curse for the Flames in that situation. Plus I'm sure that the cap will rise and rise, so when Smids contract is in its final stages, $3.5m will look like a bargain for a solid #4/#5 defenseman.
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Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman
Hence why they passed by him in 2 drafts?
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so? The draft is not perfect. Players develop at different rates. There'll always be late bloomers who are drafted late or even go undrafted, only to go on and have successful NHL careers. There'll always be guys that peak early and don't develop as hoped. It happens.
Martin St Louis. Dan Boyle. Mark Giordano. Antti Niemi. Curtis Glencross. Dustin Penner. Alex Burrows. Rene Bourque. Dan Girardi. Niklas Backstrom. Jonas Hiller. Chris Kunitz. Sergei Bobrovsky. Tyler Johnson. Zbynek Michalek. Tyler Bozak.
just a few names of good current NHLers that were undrafted.