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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Losing Valimaki because of CSEC doing CSEC things (sentimentality protection spot on Gio) could plausibly happen and therefore I am now enraged thinking about it.
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We can't lose Valimaki, he is exempt.
For all this hand wringing on keeping Gio over Kylington, Gio is presently at worst a #2D. I think it is likely that he will remain a viable option for the top 4 for another 3-4 years, and would likely do so at a reasonably low salary and high flexibility (a la Chara) when his current contract expires. Kylington may never be a top 4 D-man.
Depending on what we see this year, I think it would be silly to expose a top 4 D-man who is likely to give the club contract flexibility over the next 3-4 years just to protect a younger D man who MAY be a middle 6 and likely has little loyalty to the club and will want to maximize his earnings over the next few years. Just because he is young, doesn't mean he will be better, or cheaper than Gio...