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Originally Posted by Murph
Not so sure on Hamliton. I think he might be the real deal, and the Bruins are in a really tight spot. Haven't seen it mentioned, but the Bruins have to sign 6 players for next year and only have $7M in cap space to do it (assuming the $71.5M salary cap that Bettman predicted). If Hamilton signed a $7M offer sheet (1st, 2nd, 3rd compensation) and the Burins matched, they'd have to trade away ~$3.5M in salary just to sign the remaining 6 players they'd need to league minimum deals.
Translation? Hamilton can be had for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick. Personally, I think he's worth it, and we can fit him into our salary structure going forward.
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I hate to quote myself, but I used General Fanager when I did the math and I made a mistake. The cap hit calculated by the site includes Marc Savard's $4M+. Seems the Bruins aren't as tight up against it as I thought.