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Originally Posted by Matt Reeeeead
That's sorta the point. Grossman was signed because he was the only person that fit the cap space of the team as of that moment.
The difference is they wanted the extra player right from the beginning, and the only player that could be afforded to stay within the parameters of the cap was Grossman, which in conjunction maximized the space to trigger the LTIR.
At the end of the day, there were creative ways to get to the same place without Grossman's involvement.
But make no mistake, part of the decision making process involved them wanting Grossman to some degree, which is illustrated by the fact he was actually utilized, and continued to be utilized even when he clearly wasn't working.
I'm not sure why people want to deny that the Flames saw some use for Grossman. If it was 100% pure cap maneuvering, he would have never sniffed the ice in a game situation.
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Well yeah, they could have signed the homeless guy that rifles through the Saddledome dumpster for empties to the same contract and got the same effect.
With Grossmann they were trying to kill two birds with one stone.
1. LTIR relief
2. defensive depth with some bite which the Flames are sorely needing
It appears it was done primarily for the cap relief. The 2nd reason was a low risk move with the Flames hoping they could get a little value out of the money they were spending on him.
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In theory they could have also played with one less spare in game one, banked a small amount of space, then called up a more expensive player for a day or two to get to the same place (near the cap).
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By my calculation they wouldn't have had enough cap space until mid 2nd week to call up anybody and maximize LTIR. Huge risk.