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Originally Posted by Dagger
The bigger issue is if Treliving can hand out bigger contracts in free agency that aren't as poorly valued as Engelland and Raymond. You have to overpay to get players in free agency, but overpaying and handcuffing yourself are two different things. If Treliving hands out cash to better players like he did Raymond and Engelland, then there is real cause for concern.
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I agree completely, but being concerned about that based on the Englland and Raymond signings is premature.
As mentioned, those are contracts Treliving handed out when the Flames were a very un-appealing destination for free agents, a team not close to contending, needed to make the cap floor, was expecting to have to fill roster spots and had cap space galore.
Treliving has yet to show what he can do in free agency with the team close to contending and being a more appealing destination, so time will tell, but you can't assume he's going to do what he did with these contracts when our situation changes, it completely changes the environment and opportunities.