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Originally Posted by dissentowner
No, they really can't. Tkachuk is going to not be cheap, assuming he keeps on the trajectory he is on he is looking at Gaudreau money, possibly more. The year after Brodie and Hamonic will both need raises and the year after that Hamilton will. Yet you want to spend 11M/season on a position that is not even a need. Hey, go ahead and clog the thread up with useless speculation though. Shall we ponder trading for Crosby or McDavid as well?
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If all that's stopping Tavares from signing in Calgary was money, I guarantee he'd be a Flame come July 1st.
I don't disagree that signing Tavares is a super long shot (or in your point of view, an impossibility). But him not signing because Flames chose not to sign him for fear of future cap space issues would not be one of the reasons why. I have no issues with the Flames paying him $11M a year if he did decide to choose to sign here.