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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Absolutely money was a factor due to the penny pinching owner but they did take on Phaneuf's contract so it's hard to figure out sometimes what this organization is doing. It appears they are tooling to make a run in the immediate future but I'm not sure if the team is good enough.
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They took on the Phaneuf contract but got rid of nearly 16M of deadspace cap-space in that trade for a net difference of ~20M over the next 5 years. Forgetting cap for a second, that meant they got 2/3 defenseman they desperately needed for "4M" a year. Something that would have cost a lot more in free agency.
This trade they save money, minimally, today and if Zibnajed has a season like Brassard is expected to, they save a lot over the next 3 years.
They're trying to compete while handicapped by the budget, and I think they are doing an alright job at it.