[Cali Panthers Fan]

I can absolutely guarantee that if the Flames were a perennial cup favorite, and they were coming off a championship season, and they were dealing with a cap crunch that would force them to get rid of key young talent, AND they found a way to maintain the team under the cap without getting rid of any key talent, everyone on CP would be happy that they were able to do so.

This is pure jealousy.

Is anyone here going to tell me with a straight face that if Lucic suddenly came down with a rash that allowed him to go on LTIR and for us to get a true offensive center/winger to supplement our team with that cap space, that anyone here would be upset about it. Does anyone think we would be focused on doing the honorable thing and honoring Lucic's contract without taking the LTIR relief?

Kucherov isn't playing for the full season. He may not be in adequate game shape by the time the playoffs roll around, so essentially you may be losing your top offensive forward for the year to a hip injury that requires surgery.

Okay, so you take lemons and you make lemonade. Sign the rest of the roster that you wouldn't be able to. People can bitch about the timing, but it's a business decision based on a health situation. If Kucherov could play at 100% and the injury would resolve itself with treatment, I can guarantee that he would be playing and that they would have to move some salary to sign some guys. They're just making the most out of the situation, and who can blame them? I wish all GMs for teams I cheered for were this shrewd. Everyone can do what they're doing. There's nothing in the CBA saying they can't. If it becomes that big of a problem, then amend the CBA next time around.

Jesus...the whining around here sometimes is unbearable.