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TOfan you realize there is a salary cap right? Flames need to pay Gaudreau, Monahan, and Gio (3 pkayers that all were better thanKessel last year) and shouldn't waste $8M of their cap on a winger who is 1 dimensional. Flames would be hurting their rebuild acquiring Kessel. You don't pay your 4th best forward $8M and if things go according to plan that is what Phil would be in 1-2 years.
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I think his cap hit is a bit overblown for hurting us.
We have 25 million committed past this year. Sure you are going to have to spend ~12-15 million extra to sign Johnny, Monahan, and Gio, but that still only put us at 40 million. Add in a Kessel at 8 (And assume you can't get Toronto to eat 1 mil) and you still have 20 million + cap increases to fill out the roster.
The year after Smid, Raymond and Engelland come off for another 10 million in freed up money.
Look at it this way. Raymond and Engelland got signed for a total of 6 million last season. For 3 million more we can have Kessel + a rookie contract fill that space.