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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I get the impression that they are looking to dump his salary. They have huge issues with respect to the expansion draft.
And obviously, this proposal is premised on the fact that they would value Colborne more than Hartnell (due to contract and age). I think they would. But if they don't then we would need to find another player to sub in for Colborne, or fall back to more picks.
IMO, Colborne is a player that would interest Columbus, due to age, lower cap hit, can play C, etc.
And Hartnell, despite the age, is a player that would interest Calgary, due to grit and leadership.
That's why I think it makes sense for both teams.
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They could be in real trouble too if Jones gets offer sheeted but they don't have cap room due to some bad contracts.
Out of Tyutin(full NMC, I believe), Hartnell, and Bobrovsky,.. Hartnell is the one that teams will only be willing to take on.
So I think teams willing to take Hartnell are in the position of strength.