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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Fla is in a rebuild. They gave up Markstrom - and another player - to acquire a 34 year old goalie that they had already traded away once, who has a $5.8m cap hit (minus 15%) Think about that for a while
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This is one angle, but they also have new ownership who want to demonstrate their commitment to spending to the cap and putting together a winning roster. This is really a statement by them that they expect to be competitive. I wouldn't blame their fans (both of them lolol insert other old stale jokes) for being excited about the coming years.
If nothing else they get a goalie for 4.5M against the cap whose play is worth way more than that and who will be good for 3-4 years at least. This is a hell of a trade for them if they do want to fill out the roster around their young guys and go for it.