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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I have no doubt he is exploring every angle possible.
I also imagine there's a scenario which is entirely internal. That is, run with reduced roster size, send certain guys down to save cap room etc. I have already said how much I hate the reduced roster size idea, but at this point I do believe you need a fall back option that doesn't depend on someone else.
Just my opinion, I wish he would make the best deal possible before we get too deep into camp. Whether its Jankowski, Frolik or something else. And then get the Tkachuk deal done.
Surely Flames must know within $500K of where a Tkachuk deal will land by now? They might be further apart than that, but I have to believe they can at least see the finish line.
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Probably if the term was agreed to. But for all we know term is the deciding factor. And the range of salary even between a 5 year deal and a 7 year deal could be in the millions.
I think the biggest problem with moving a guy out now is that you might end up moving a guy out you didn’t have to, or worse, moving a guy out and finding out you have to make another move on top of it.
If you move Frolik, and only needed $1M in space, you made a mistake. If you move Jankowski and find you need to move another $1M in space, you made a mistake. I think both situations are worse than potentially reduced value for what will already be low-value moves. But that’s just me.