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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Zero prospects? Bennett and Jankowski are the 2 players that are looking at filling the 2nd 3rd line role. If Backlund had more years on his contract it wouldn't be a discussion but next year he could command big bucks and if the Flamesmdont sign him they could lose him for nothing. They couldnsign him and have trouble keeping Bennett, Tkachuk, or extending Brodie.
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If the problem is cap constraints, you feverishly look to rid yourself in the $20M of deadweight that you're spending on the corpses of Stajan, Wideman, Brouwer, Smid, Raymond, and Bouma well before you trade your best centerman, two-way forward and penalty killer.