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Originally Posted by Ashasx
This all not considering that Stajan only has one season left on his contract.
The reason why Howard's contract really hurts is that it cripples our chances of re-signing our young core long-term.
Stajan's contract doesn't.
In what league does Howard make the Flames a playoff team?
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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Stajan has 2 more years after this season, while Howard has 3.
I don't believe he does make the Flames a playoff team, but that's missing the point. Ramo does not make us a playoff team, and neither will Reimer (and he's likely to cost 4.5M+). Is there a UFA goaltender that makes us a playoff team? I don't see one, and I don't want to pay the cost to acquire via trade.
What I'm saying is... I don't want to sign an average UFA goaltender this summer to an inflated UFA dollar amount, when I believe we could instead trade for a goaltender who is every bit as capable, and likely dump 1 or more of our undesirable contracts in the process.
Who do you propose we start in goal next season?
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Anything to say to this, Ashasx? I'm genuinely curious if there's a better option.