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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
You think a #4 defenseman should make close to the league minimum? Good luck with that.
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It is the reality of the cap era... The #4 guy playing with any one of 3 guys that s/b norris candidates should be able to step in .... Wotherspoon, Kylington, Hickey or Andersen or Schlemko/Diaz.
Basically every playoff team has at least a #4 by toi that is making less than 2.2M.
Anaheim has 2 Lindholm and Vatanen
Dallas has Demers at 2.2M but highest guy is at 4.6
Chicago has van Riemsdyck @925k
Florida Ekblad 925k, Petrovic 1M
LA Mcnabb @ 650k and now Schenn @1.8
Wash Schmidt 825k
Boston went with Kevin Miller at 800k rather than Hamilton,
It is only the Flames that have 4-7 > 2M
Russell will not get 4M to be a #4 d-man on any team outside the Flames