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Originally Posted by dammage79
Even in terms of asset management there's a few circumstances which allow Hudler another 4 year deal which would be ideal for both the Flames and Hudler.
Jones' 4 million will be off of the books. The year after Wideman's cap hit comes off of the books and as much as I am a massive Wideman fan I can digest moving on from Wideman than I can Hudler. Not to mention Smids and Engellands. So even 6m x 4y is a completly acceptable contract to invest/reward Hudler.
I'm not blind to the fact that the sums of money coming off the books in the next two seasons won't all be free with Gio's new deal and raises for certain core young players will need to be accounted for. There's still plenty of cap room to absorb Hudlers next contract. I don't think 7m is the kind of money he'll be seeking. but 6m is totally do-able. If I were to guess and maybe be hopeful, he'd be in the 5.5 range. Of course all this is a given on how he does next season.
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I hear you, if they have the space then its less of a concern.
Impossible to guesstimate but I gave it a shot.
For the 16-17 season I have
Hudler at 6
Gaudreau at 4.5
Monahan at 5.0
Colborne at 1.75
Backlund at 3.5
Bouma 1.75
Giordano at 7
Russell at 4
a combination of Gillies and Ortio making 3.5 total which I think is pretty conservative.
And that gives me 70M payroll, so not a lot of room.
All kinds of room for debate on my plugs, but I think both up and down.
And I let Jones and Byron walk away. As well as Hiller.
I just don't think a 33 year old winger should get 6M in the team's current structure.