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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Last year contracts were starting to get into the reasonable category. The players have taken a beating in escrow because of their UFA contracts and guys like Russell were not cashing in.
Also, the Flames have never had an issue with signing F.As. Calgary is a nice city close to the Rockies in a Trump-free country and has relatively cheaper tax rates. It's also not ghetto like Detroit or Jersey.
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Canadian Tax rates are lower than in the US? I always thought it was the other way around. Strange..
As for how nice the City is... Sure NJ and Det arent the the nicest... You can likely group Winnipeg and Edmonton in there... But There are a lot of nice cities in the NHL.
Sure the Flames have a history of going after UFA's, but they have some pretty big holes to fill and to commit $5m+ to Alzner over at least 5 years.. Its a bit of a hope, not a plan..
With that said, lets get back to the city Angle that you brought up.
Lets say Dallas, LA, Philly, Carolina, Van and Calgary all offer Alzner $5.5m over 6 years. You think the Flames have the edge in winning the bid?
There is the Hitmen connection, but I dont know.. He is from Burnaby..