Marleau or Sharp would be good adds, depending on the term of course. If the Flames do bring in a vet it needs to be someone with good foot speed.
I have a hard time believing the rumors that Marleau is asking for anything over 4 years at his age. It's just not going to happen, even 4 years is a stretch at this point. Ideally he could be signed for 2, maybe throw in a modified NMC to bring the cap hit down. Anything longer than that would be a big mistake IMHO.
They also need to keep opportunities open for young players. If they bring back Versteeg and add another vet it will create too much of a logjam, not to mention still having guys like Bouma and Stajan to slot in. Management needs to choose one or the other. It'll be interesting to see how things play out over the next few days anyway.
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