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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Frolik is the #26 RW in salary cap in the league. It does not seem that the Flames will be able to afford to pay Hudler even a $5M deal going forward so to say that it is okay to have Frolik as a 2nd (or 3rd line checking penalty killer) is not a viable signing.
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I don't see how one has all that much to do with the other. The Flames needed depth on the right, and Frolik addresses that need. He slots in on the second line and is being paid in accordance with that. Yes, the Flames will need to find a solution for the top line next summer, but the insertion of Frolik into the lineup (which essentially replaces David Jones' cap hit beyond this season) is only tangentially related to that matter. For all we know there will be more trades in the season, at the TD, and the draft which will help to address it. For all we know, a prospect (or prospects) will step up this season to show signs of addressing it.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Frolik only makes sense if Trevling thinks that he has not reached his full potential and will be at very least be a 1a RW.
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No. Frolik makes sense because he is a more than competent second line player who drives possession.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I really don't like that he was so weak an option as a top 6 RW that for the last 2 years the Jets kept moving Byfuglien up to the #2 RW slot.
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As expected, this is an utterly myopic view of this signing.