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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
Part of the issue is that keeping Hathaway would have cost $1.5MM per year, while getting Lucic saved $500K per year, for a net difference of $2MM per year. Cap space is very valuable.
This is before taking into account the thought that Lucic on the bottom 6 is better than Neal on the bottom 6.
I still do not like adding Lucic, but understand where the logic is coming from, when looking at all of the variables.
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Until the dust settles and this time next year we are looking at options to improve the team and wish we weren't right up to the cap paying $5.25M for a 4th line player.