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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yes, but for only one year, which doesn't provide much flexibility. If you know you to sign him next year, you can't go out and sign a UFA to anything more than a one-year deal. And you aren't going to get anyone significant on a one year deal.
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Just throwing a potential scenario out there, but we might not have cap space in 16-17 due to Hudler/Giordano/Gaudreau/Monahan/Russell/Backlund/Brodie/Bouma's raises. One way we can make cap space that season is to buy out a few of Engelland / Smid / Raymond / Bollig's 16-17 cap hits. In that scenario, correct me if I am wrong but parts of their hit woukd count against the 17-18 cap. If we burn Sam's 2014-15, it means he's got a significsnt raise in 17-18 as well. But if we limit him to 9 games it means those buyouts are off the book just as Sam is getting his first real contract in 18-19.
Like I said, I'd love to go deep in the playoffs this season but honestly without Mark Giordano I am happy if we're there at all.