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Originally Posted by Parallex
Only if he has a heck of a season next year... I mean is Jokipakka really the best player we'll be exposing? The five we protect up front are fairly obviously Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Backlund, Frolik so that means that at least two of Bouma/Ferland/Colborne/Stajan will be options... I'm not sure Jokipakka is better then those guys.
If I had to bet I think we end up losing Stajan. I think they load up on younger players from other teams and use the pick from the Flames as part of the effort to get some short term cap to meet the floor.
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With Jokipakka's age and ability I think he might be the best player we expose, granted I am not as high on Ferland as most. For Bouma, it really depends on his health and how he bounces back. And you very well could be right about Stajan, he could make a great veteran leader for a young expansion team but I wouldn't say he is the better player, maybe the better choice though. Colborne if I had to bet would be protected the way things sit now, he's not even in the same conversation as the other guys listed. But as we all know, 1 year can change everything.