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868904 · 06-24-2018, 03:39 PM

JVR, Neal or Perron would be nice but it's going to cost term with big dollars, something I don't think is smart.

With 3 defensively responsible two way centres in Monahan, Lindholm and Backlund, I am more open to the idea of a signing a guy like Grabner to a bigger dollar but one year term.

Grabner made $3.3 million on a 2 year deal last time around. If his market is say $4 million on a 2 year deal now, maybe offer him $3 million on a 1 year deal.

This doesn't handicap the teams' ability to re-sign Tkachuk or Bennett in the following year and if things go south and the Flames are out of the picture, it'll be an easy contract to trade for picks. Or even if say Bennett and Jankowski establish themselves as legitimate top 6 guys, you can still trade Grabner for picks even if you are in a playoff position.

06-24-2018, 03:39 PM	#106
868904 Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Exp:	JVR, Neal or Perron would be nice but it's going to cost term with big dollars, something I don't think is smart. With 3 defensively responsible two way centres in Monahan, Lindholm and Backlund, I am more open to the idea of a signing a guy like Grabner to a bigger dollar but one year term. Grabner made $3.3 million on a 2 year deal last time around. If his market is say $4 million on a 2 year deal now, maybe offer him $3 million on a 1 year deal. This doesn't handicap the teams' ability to re-sign Tkachuk or Bennett in the following year and if things go south and the Flames are out of the picture, it'll be an easy contract to trade for picks. Or even if say Bennett and Jankowski establish themselves as legitimate top 6 guys, you can still trade Grabner for picks even if you are in a playoff position. __________________ Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD! Last edited by 868904; 06-24-2018 at 03:41 PM.