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Originally Posted by Tbull8
It seemed to work just fine for Lidstrom and the Red Wings...
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Lidstrom made 7.8m (or whatever) while the cap was 39m-50m, and he was a top 5 defenseman of all time. I don't think that is a good comparable. Especially considering he anchored Red Wings teams that were basically a dynasty. Current Flames management hasn't had a sniff of success really, they are putting the cart before the horse. Institute a Gaudreau cap once he wins some Harts and the team wins some cups. Other than that, stop doing things that make your job harder for no good reason (if they even are, it's all speculation). I would be insulted if I was Gaudreau and the Flames were offering me 6-8 x $6.74m just to adhere to some random thing they decided to do. If that's going on, it's no surprise at all he hasn't signed.