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Originally Posted by ricardodw
If the Flames leave Gio unprotected it basically forces Seattle to take him. Who else would Seattle take? It would be between him and Lucic Next best exposed forward on the Flames? UFA Ryan? UFA Leivo? Next best exposed D-man UFA Nesterov? Seattle will not likely be scared away from the high cap hit for 1 year.
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Talking with a friend the other day - way too many factors.
Does SEA see itself as a VGK team - win now; or are they thinking down the road? (how far? 3 yrs, 5yrs?) Are they an upper cap team, or happy to stay near the bottom? Are they going to play a fast skilled game or bruising style?
They can't be all things all the time. That just leads to spinning wheels.
Win now - you likely want Gio.
Win now, Bruising style - try Lucic
Win a little later, skill game - you may want to roll the dice on Kylington.
Speculating makes my brain hurt.
BT has to have an open and honest conversation with Gio and either pay the Iron Price to SEA, move Gio before the Ex-draft, or hope for the best.