I'm okay with the contract. But I think it's a case of the Flames paying a bit of a premium to keep their captain, rather than Gio taking some kind of discount.
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Originally Posted by bax
Edmonton - Not enough cap space
Flordia
Buffalo
Dallas Not enough cap space
Columbus Not enough cap space
Colorado Internal budget
Philadelphia Not enough cap space
Arizona Rebuilding
Winnipeg Internal budget
Toronto Not enough cap space
Ottawa Internal budget
Vancouver Not enough cap space
Carolina Internal budget
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It could be argued Buffalo is still rebuilding and Florida is operating under an internal cap. But I'll give you those two, and maybe Colorado and the Islanders. So I'd say there were maybe three or four teams who would have been in on Gio as a UFA. And those are all franchises that are pretty tight with their money these days. Maybe someone like the Islanders would have gone all in. But I don't they would have offered 7 years at $8 mil or anything crazy like that.
I'm glad Gio is staying. But I don't think he had anywhere near the options some fans think. Teams these days don't go throwing around six year deals at $7 mil+ to 32-year-old UFAs.