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Originally Posted by MoreDrank
Russell is bad. Russell is bad on the 2nd pairing. If the Flames take him at 3 million, they run the risk of not having the future flexibility to keep the core. Jeez, how many years do you think Russell wants? Can you seriously stomach having to watch him for another three to four years?
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As we've talked about earlier in the the thread if I'm re-signing Russell it is to be our #5 d-man long term. He makes a great #5 IMO as he can fill in top 4 when injuries strike. I don't think Russell at 3 million really prevents us signing the core at all because Smid, Engelland and Wideman could all be gone within a little over a year.
Where do we get the top 4 guy? I'd imagine either we draft a kid this year in the top 15 like Chychrun, Juolevi or Sergachev or maybe one of our existing kids like Kylington, Andersson or Hickey develops into that. Or maybe Treliving makes another Hamilton type deal.
We're only signing Russell if he takes a discount and fits in the salary structure as a #5 IMO. I don't see Treliving paying him top 4 type money.