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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Cap space is the new currency. With the cap staying flat, good luck with finding a suitor that will take Gaudreau's contract without taking cap back.
Yes, I know Johnny is good, but Johnny also needs a new contract in 2 years. You have to take that consideration. If we take back cap, we'll get more of a return, but possibly losing out on Taylor Hall. If we trade Gaudreau without a lot of cap coming back, then you best believe we won't get the desired return on our elite LW.
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Really doubt it's that cut and dry.
If a team comes knocking then that means they are looking to add a superstar to their top 6, which means they'd have to the space to accomplish that, and fetching one for 6.75 is way more ideal than a 9-10M player.
Teams that want to compete make space to make such adds when they want to push themselves over the top, and are usually willing go right to the cap.
If the Flames want to take minimal money back then they should be able to accomplish that just fine because of the already reasonable cap hit.
We're not taking anybody's dead weight if we don't want to when we're offering what will be the best player in the deal, and if we do then it's because the suitor is willing to massively overpay in futures.