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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
For some reason I keep forgetting that Raantanen is un-signed. Is it just me or is that one getting less attention than the others?
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Originally Posted by dammage79
No it is getting attention, just Colorados done so much else with their roster its kind of lost in the fuzz.
Theyre pretty far apart too.
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The Raantanen contract impasse is interesting. Colorado has cap room to spare in order to sign him, but the parties appear to be far apart. Colorado can afford to wait out Raantanen because of the amount of cap space they have, but by the same token, there is also less pressure on Raantanen to sign sooner, because the team can absorb his pro-rated cap hit.
I think this situation demonstrates that the holdup is not purely a product of the limited cap space that several teams—including Calgary—are dealing with. It seems to me that teams are by and large determined to get the deal they want. More and more I think that RFAs outside of TO are going to be leaving a lot of money off of their original asks on the table.