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Originally Posted by New Era
Who would this big name player be that the Flames could be targeting?
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ive been wondering the same thing.
Pure guesses on my part:
1) Doan/Yandle/OEL: Treliving knows the Phoenix system and what kind of asset they want and what may trigger them to make a big move. Makes sense that if Phoenix wants to do so that he would be in the discussions.
2) Semin/Ward/Staal/Staal: Carolina's owner has been known to shed salary from time to time and the Flames are able to pick it up. I don't think we need Semin or Ward, but we have the ability to take on those contracts. Should we do so, it comes as a steep price to Carolina. Big Names do not equal good value in many cases. As for Staal and Staal, Eric turned 30 about 6 weeks ago, and Jordan is 26 working through a broken leg. Eric's salary is more than his cap hit. Jordan is signed at $6 per for another 9 years or so. Again, is the owner looking to get out from under those contracts? If they are, we are one of the few teams that can be in the market to do something.
3) Washington: Mike Green. Again, big name, big cap hit, not great value. It would cost Washington something to unload the contract.