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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
You are arguing two different things, however.
Not wanting Colborne at or above a certain price tag/term is not the same thing as not wanting him at all.
I would LOVE to have Crosby on this team even at his existing cap hit and term. I would be over the moon backwards with rainbows coming out of my ears if he was signed on the Flames for 2 million a year. I would stop watching the Flames for the next 10 years if Crosby was signed for 20 million a year, as it then makes it impossible for the Flames to win anything.
Flames were very interested in re-signing Colborne, and spent ~ month or so negotiating with him and his camp. It was the cap hit and/or the term that Colborne wanted from the Flames, who were unwilling to give up that much, that made him sign with the Avs. Flames were apparently 'in' on him the whole way until he signed IIRC, and that is a huge difference from "Not wanting him on the team".
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What I'm saying is 2.5 million AAV is chump change for a player that puts up 44 points. If you want that guy on your team you sign that kind of deal ASAP. Thing is, Flames brass knew he wasn't worth that.
Avs fans were doing backflips when they heard they just got a 6'5" 220 pound 26 year old who just put up 44 points. Then they watched him play.