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Originally Posted by FeyWest
@Ozy_Flame
In the end if you are going to suggest not signing Cammy back who do you get instead given the FA market, we have to fill his spot somehow and I don't think it should be Hudler or Glenny on the 1st line nor a young prospect.
To me the reason I'd be willing to bring Cammy back is I can't see any better easy additions, he's good to have since he'd shelter our young prospects for at least a year or two, and we know (or at least by all accounts I've seen) how he is in the locker room and knows the systems Hartley plays making a transition into next year next to nothing.
is he worth $6M? Maybe not and that's debatable but if he's testing the market and $6M is a rumored number Treliving offered then that means there's a chance other teams are willing to pay more.
I just can't see it being that much of an issue if we're using him to bridge us through the rebuild. I mean we could go after Olli Jokinen (please no...) if you'd like but to the extent of FA I can't see any upgrades to Cammy. Just how I feel.
And I don't see how it's considered a reward if you're giving him a $1M paycut??
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Why do we have to give $ 6 million to Cammy when our left side is relatively strong? Why do we have to reward Cammy with a contract just to meet the cap floor?
Let's take care of our RFA's first. We have Colborne, Byron, Bouma and possibly Galiardi to re-sign first. This doesn't include Ortio, Hanowski, Billins and Cundari. Let's assume they all get re-signed. They all get slight pay raises, let's lop off $2 million of floor space right there.
Re-sign Butler and Breen for defense foot soldiers. That's another $2 million right there.
Then, let's sign Vrbata or Gionta to shore up the RW where we need help. $3-5 million for one of those two should be fine for a short-term gap until Poirier can step in. I didn't say Callahan either since he's likely to be earning in the $7 mil range because of horrible price inflation on July 1st.
Next, let's get outselves a decent backup. Jonas Hillier anyone? I'm not convinced Ramo can carry a team for 65+ games. Him and Ramo can split 1A/1B duties. That will be $4-5 million right there. Heck, even try and pull Cam Ward instead for a reliable backup that can fill salary. Both could improve our goaltending tandem quite well.
That right there is about in the $10-14 million range.
I'm just not sure that Cammy fits what we really need for a short-term solution.