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Gaskal · 06-10-2015, 07:52 PM

Bridging Gaudreau and Monahan is a godawful idea. If there's two young talents that you don't bridge it's these two.

GMs do this for usually one of two reasons, either precaution of a percieved level of performance in future, or to save on salary in the short term.

But that's really it. It's just a short term measure because it screws with your cap a few years into the future. You want to bridge them for a combined total of $8-9 for two years, you'll be paying them something like $8-9M AAV each on the contract immediately after. Considering the performance of these two, they'll get paid - always earned, never given.

But if on the flipside we give them 6/5 or 6/6, then you're only committing the 5 or 6 million AAV a year each over approximately the same combined amount of time. And the more you save on salary, the more you can spend to surround your core with winning talent. And the longer you can balance your salary allocation like that, the longer your window for a Cup is. Treliving doesn't seem to think or act for the Flames in the short-term, ever.

06-10-2015, 07:52 PM	#314
Gaskal Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2013 Exp:	Bridging Gaudreau and Monahan is a godawful idea. If there's two young talents that you don't bridge it's these two. GMs do this for usually one of two reasons, either precaution of a percieved level of performance in future, or to save on salary in the short term. But that's really it. It's just a short term measure because it screws with your cap a few years into the future. You want to bridge them for a combined total of $8-9 for two years, you'll be paying them something like $8-9M AAV each on the contract immediately after. Considering the performance of these two, they'll get paid - always earned, never given. But if on the flipside we give them 6/5 or 6/6, then you're only committing the 5 or 6 million AAV a year each over approximately the same combined amount of time. And the more you save on salary, the more you can spend to surround your core with winning talent. And the longer you can balance your salary allocation like that, the longer your window for a Cup is. Treliving doesn't seem to think or act for the Flames in the short-term, ever. __________________ Until the Flames make the Western Finals again, this signature shall remain frozen.