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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Did you ask why would actual money matter? 
By the time these contracts end the cap ceiling could be 90M+. Even now we're looking at some pretty big discrepancy in spending. There's far more teams trying to stay in budget then trying to reach the ceiling. Salaries, if they aren't already, will be just as important than actual cap to the average team. It's easy to play fantasy GM and talk as though $5,000,000.00 is nothing but that's 5 million dollar differences. It's a big deal even for NHL owners.
If Kessel at 34 has declined, he's probably still going to be worth 5M to one of the many non-cap teams that wants a top-6 winger.
If Giordano at 38 has declined, I don't think there will be many takers wanting a 6.7M top-4 defender. |
Well yes, I get the part where money matters... but in my opinion the cap hit is a bigger concern. I see what you're saying about teams trying to reach the floor, and I thought of that myself. I guess it's easy enough to retain a bit with Gio.
Anyway, I think trading Gio creates a much bigger hole at this time than getting Kessel fills.