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Originally Posted by Illuminaughty
Yeah I can't see that many sellers either, teams are more primed to go for it if they are close, then they are to sell off assets. If your only 4-6 games out I don't see how you don't go for it, especially if you can bring in some help through trade without taking away from your roster.
Not sure what the cap crunch has to do with picking up players on expiring UFA contracts in the summer.
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If the Flames sold Jonas Hiller at the deadline, the buying team has to take in 1.3 million in cap space. There are some teams who cant even afford it, that's how little cap space they carry. Guys like Purcell, Jones, Grabner, Borque, Legwand, etc. are not affordable since teams would rather eat up their last bit of space on a productive guy like Vbrata, Staal, Hudler, Hamhuis, Ladd, etc.
Plus every playoff team needs space for call ups. The cap crunch limits even expiring UFAs.