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Originally Posted by curves2000
The point I was trying to illustrate is how quickly the market has changed for a variety of players. Glencross, Bartowski, Russell & Jones were all regular NHL players either in 14-15 (Glencross) or last season. It is just surprising in a lot of ways at the speed at the changes in the NHL.
When players are accepting PTO's in my opinion, that usually means the NHL min. deal, 2 way contracts etc aren't on the table for a lot of these players. Personal pride for a lot of these guys mean they need to impress in order to get a job.
We might see some signings from teams here soon but it's still shocking the amount of NHL regulars who are fighting for jobs.
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That's life in the cap world. You want a commitment, you had best be bonafide. Unfortunately, Kris Russell defines 'fringe top 4'. The rest are replacement level NHL players. Fifty guys who are 22 years old that bring what D-Jones, Bartkowski, and Glencross bring.
Nobody wants to be unable to retain a key player because they're paying someone of Lance Bouma's talent nearly $3M for multiple years. It's no coincidence that Treliving's three least-popular moves are the Bouma extension (which I think he learned from), Bollig, and Engelland. You should be able to replace those players from within your organization for no more than $1M each, yet those three players combine to make the same amount of money as Sean Monahan.
THAT is how you end up in cap hell.