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Originally Posted by Bingo
My gut says the Flames would love to put a 4x3.5M deal in place to ensure space for Backlund and effectively remove almost all of their cap concerns for the next two seasons.
Bennett probably wants a 1 year deal to prove himself.
I'm guessing the Flames don't want a two year deal to align with Tkachuk.
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3.5 for Bennett would be a huge over payment. He hasn't shown any statistical reason or otherwise to be worth that kind of money. He's playing at about a 1.75 Mill a season rate last season. I believe he can improve but on a 4 year deal I see 3.5 being the high salary and 1.75 being the first years. Even at 4 years his cap should not exceed 2.5M.
When do his arbitration rights kick in?