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Originally Posted by FlamesFanTrev
Yes these are all correct and fair points. But it's not about hurting someone's feelings because someone makes more then them. It's about having enough money to sign Ferland, Bennet and Matty to the raises they are due. Rittich is getting a raise people. I will say this again; Hockey is a team sport with a salary cap. You don't spend more then an 8th of your cap on 1 player when you have another 21 positions to fill . You fill out a Roster and have depth down to the 4th line. That's how you hurt top heavy opponenents. You grind them to paste for a full 60 minutes, not just 22 mins when your top line is out. Look at Vegas. They have no one that is worth 12mill, but they do have 4 2nd lines.
The pengiuns have won as many cups as they have because they have the ability to find ELC players that step up and play like they are 5 year vets.
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Exactly why you sign Tavares. This gives the Flames the top end superstars needed to win a cup and if Treliving does his job he finds the cheap contracts through trade, with current prospects or the draft to fill out the team. Guys like Tavares are very rarely available
Monahan, Tavares and Gaudreau (assuming 12 mil for Tavares) equals 25 mil and 3 first line players and 2 superstars. Not bad considering the cap could be close to 80 mil next year
They also can resign guys like Tkachuk, Bennett, Jankowski and Ferland after this, may have to part way with guys like Frolik or buyout Brouwer on his last year of deal, or a Brodie or a Stone. Easily worth it though especially if you develop some prospects