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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
It’s more about the term, age, and trajectory of Tanev.
Arizona is desperate to shed salary - why not try to see if they will give you something to take Hjalmarsson or Demers off their hands?
Tampa is in a tight cap crunch...maybe you can pry a young RFA like Cernak away from them or even try an offer sheet ($4.3M would cost a 2nd and Tampa can’t afford that)
Even just budget options for a guy like Ceci might not be a huge downgrade at this stage of Tanev’s career.
Giving 4 years and $4.5M to a 31 year old injury prone dman that is on a downward trajectory just never seems like a good move.
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Tanev has been the same player for four years.
If he comes in and does exactly what he’s done the last four years, it’s a success.