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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Lawless is a sports writer and radio personality in Winnipeg.
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I did a quick Google for Gary Lawless, and this was on the first page of hits, from the
Winnipeg Free Press, May 15:
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One of the strengths Frolik has to offer is his ability to play up and down the lineup. It's no stretch to imagine him playing on the Jets third line next season. Maybe he scores 15 goals playing on a line centred by Adam Lowry. He'll still be valuable and important, but if he's making north of $4 million, the external view will be he's too expensive.
Four years starting at $3.8 million then inching up and averaging out at $4 million per year seems reasonable. The player gets security and $16 million. The Jets are comfortable with both the cash and cap number and have flexibility going forward.
My guess is the Jets want a four-year deal for less money and Walsh wants five years and more money.
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If Treliving overpaid by less than 10% to get Frolik as a UFA, I'm just fine with that.
Just a thought: Given the similarities between Frolik now and Hudler when he arrived, could be that Frolik actually slots in with Monahan and Gaudreau, and Hudler gets moved to the second line to be Bennett's mentor. That would balance out the scoring very nicely, I should think.