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Originally Posted by transplant99
So to me the bigger question is what you do with him after the season if he isn't dealt beforehand which i doubt happens. Unless part of something bigger than a 1 for 1 deal im guessing they would want to see if he activates again for the post-season.
Exposure to the expansion draft is a given...but if Seattle doesnt bite, then what?
What do you pay a guy like that? Do they even qualify him at 2.5M?
He has arb rights as well.
There is a real possible scenario that he could walk for nothing and it may be the right choice for the team both short and long term to do so.
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I don't think you can afford to pay a fourth line guy $2.5M + ... so I agree.
And that's the rub. What is the guy? If he's a contributing third line player he can make in and around $3.5M and be fine.
That kind of player though is a 1.55 pts/60 player. Bennett through his career is 1.41 which puts him at a $3.25M player.
So honestly it comes down to what you see. His production is third line if you look at five on five players and ice time. But if you think he's a fourth line guy you'd better trade him because he's too expensive to play on the fourth line.