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Originally Posted by New Era
Yes. If they took that stance with players coming off of bad seasons they would dump 9/10ths of this roster. They also have to think about asset management and not giving away player. I think Jankowski, along with Bennett, can be used in a trade to improve the team. There are teams that will still look at untapped potential and want to roll the dice on guys like Jankowski and Bennett, so the Flames should use that to their advantage. Frankly, the quicker they move on from both of these guys the better, but they need to get something for the investment they put into those players.
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Who are those teams who think they should give anything for a 26 year old guy who will be starting his Draft plus 9 season? Especially with the cap uncertainty that the next few seasons project to bring.
Back when the Rangers got Brian Boyle for a third round pick, he was pretty cheap, and the cap was going North a fair bit ever season. Plus I think picks are considered more valuable today than they were 10 years ago. I don't think Boyle is very physical for his size, but I think he would at least bump into a turnstile if he had to....not sure Jankowski would, and at this point a Boyle like career is likely the high high ceiling for Jankowski.
So I don't know if the Flames will find another team willing to pay a third round pick for Jankowski carrying a salary number of 1.7. Maybe if the Flames eat half the salary, but than they are at a point where the retained salary plus replacment player is costing them 1.7 million to try and get back a 3rd of 4th round pick type of thing.