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Strange Brew · 05-12-2017, 10:32 AM

I was lukewarm on Flames acquiring Bishop at the rumored acquisition cost last summer. And at 6 x $6, I was leery of the price tag.

But the Stars nailed it here. Low acquisition cost and pretty reasonable AAV.

At less than $5 million, Flames could have groomed a young goalie behind him. Even if the young goalie eventaully suprasses him, you'd think they'd be on a smaller contract meaning your overall cap hit for goalies would be reasonable.

We'll see what Tre does here before baking making any assessments but I doubt he is counting on Gillies or Parsons in any way. I can't think of one example where the organization has kept a spot open for a young player on the hopes they will win it. They wait for the young player to win the spot and then deal with the roster aftermath.

05-12-2017, 10:32 AM	#296
Strange Brew Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	I was lukewarm on Flames acquiring Bishop at the rumored acquisition cost last summer. And at 6 x $6, I was leery of the price tag. But the Stars nailed it here. Low acquisition cost and pretty reasonable AAV. At less than $5 million, Flames could have groomed a young goalie behind him. Even if the young goalie eventaully suprasses him, you'd think they'd be on a smaller contract meaning your overall cap hit for goalies would be reasonable. We'll see what Tre does here before baking making any assessments but I doubt he is counting on Gillies or Parsons in any way. I can't think of one example where the organization has kept a spot open for a young player on the hopes they will win it. They wait for the young player to win the spot and then deal with the roster aftermath.