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Originally Posted by Toonage
Not sure how I'm contradicting myself here (not saying I'm not, I can be dense). But the 1st gives you that cost certainty for the 2 years left on his deal.
If you sign for Markstrom for say, $5.5M which was tossed out here, you have Kuemper for a million less for 2 years which allows you to possibly make other moves, afford other options. After that time, if you extend Kuemper at $5.5 for another 3 years you find yourself in the same spot as i you signed Markstrom but you used that additional salary in the first 2 years to make other moves.
That being said, Markstrom as a UFA could fetch more than $5.5 which makes Kuemper's 2 years at $4.5 potentially an even better deal.
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Again, saving $1M per year for 2 years isn't worth anything close to a mid 1st