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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
What would you guys sign him for? 4x4?
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While certainly a good rate, I'm not sure it'd be easy to move if other teams don't have the same value for him, and if there's one thing we have, it's left side prospects (Hickey, Rafikov, Wotherspoon, Culkin, Kulak, even Cundari) to go with the Holy Grail of Gio and Brodie. Giordano, Gaudreau, and Monahan are still the top priorities next offseason as far as the cap goes, and then see where the cap situation is. I'd probably wait until Russell is a UFA and negotiate then, and if you can grab a mid-1st rounder for him at the deadline, it's worth consideration IF other guys step up to the plate. Don't get too attached even though he's awesome.