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Originally Posted by Read Only
If that is the case then I guess Brodie is screwed as Gio, Wideman, Smid also all be playing 2nd pairing minutes to justify their deals and Russell at 2.6 must be pretty close to having to play those minutes to justify his deal as well.
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OK, that's fair. You can counter my argument by saying it's totally ok to pay a 3rd pairing defenceman $2.9M cause everyone else gets paid around that much. Since we're rebuilding, I'd rather play rookies on entry level there with protected ice time or maybe bring in a cheap veteran to teach the young kids on that 3rd line role.
Why not throw a couple more dollars and get a guy like Fayne or Stralman?? If the cap isn't an issue then I'd gladly spend an extra $500k-$1.3M and get a guy who is inarguably better than Engelland and has potential to play top pairing minutes if you hit the jackpot and everything goes well. Sure, the dollars won't cripple us with this deal but let's burn the dollars on a better gamble than an aging defender who has horrible possession numbers and we hope can stay on the 3rd pairing over the 3 year deal.