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Originally Posted by Locke
It isnt the same.
We're not up against the cap and he isnt 'stealing' anyone's spot. If you want a team full of children with little to no direction then look 3 hours north and see if you like it.
I think Cammalleri is really good for this team's progression back towards competition and how much they pay him is actually kind of irrelevant.
My ideal scenario is that Cammy stays until we can get something really good for him. And again, in the meantime, who really cares how much he gets paid.
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I think the idea that it doesn't matter how much a rebuilding team overpays a player because the team isn't going to be near the cap is a flawed one. The key is to find a balance between having players who can play while not being stuck with contracts that would hamper the team in the future. In the Flames case, Cammy remains a legitimate top 6 forward and if the team doesn't re-sign him, who is going to replace him? Are there good UFA options available? If so, at what cost? Then again, can the team afford to overpay Cammy for more than 2 years? More than 3? More than 4?
Teams that have successfully rebuild don't languish in the bottom of the standings for 4-5 years. They start taking big leaps forward after 2-3 years and you want to be able to add the right players to push the team forward. So it's not so much Cammy taking away a kid's roster's spot, it's about contract length so that Cammy's big ticket contract ends about the time the team is ready to take the next step when the Flames are likely to be a cap team again.