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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
...And Gio's final contract? Backlund's new contract this offseason? Bennett? Poirier? Ortio? Wotherspoon? Defensive depth to replace Wideman et al?
Crossing your fingers and hoping every player they have will take a huge paycut is nothing short of optimistic. And this after around six years of icing mediocre rosters of has-beens around Iginla and Kipprusoff just to say within the cap.
The idea of adding a guy like Toffoli excites me. But I don't think it's worth playing roulette with the future... you're effectively taking a 10milliion cap hit for him. Even Crosby and Malkin don't make that much.
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Trade Wideman, problem solved. Backlund can be re-signed for reasonable dollars IMO. Hudler comes off the books in a year too. Jones is gone by then as well. If managed intelligently, there's room. I have full confidence this management team can make the numbers work. If they feel that it's not worth it, I would support that decision too. The other players you mentioned will not require significant contract extensions by the time the flames buy out Richards 2-3 years remaining.
Toffoli is not available IMO