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Originally Posted by fleury
I think it would be interesting to see who Kevyn Adams has ties to in today’s NHL game. Even though Carolina has a roll four lines model more or less, if they don’t make it deep I could see them making a push for him too. Florida as well. The American teams would give up a lot I’d think, to get a marketable skilled American born player to headline their lineup. As for the Flames, unless it’s Monahan and a 1st, I’d be out. The Flames are in no position to give up too many futures at this point.
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Both the Canes and Panthers landed on the “not an option” list. Here is what was said about each.
Carolina Hurricanes: The Hurricanes have their guys down the middle in Sebastian Aho, Vincent Trocheck and Jordan Staal. They have no need for help at center, nothing to offer that would make sense, and virtually no cap space with looming contracts to take care of. As great a player Eichel is, his $10 million cap hit is impossible for the Canes — especially when they’re just fine at center right now. -Sara Civian
Florida Panthers: Eichel just doesn’t fit a Panthers team that’s already deep down the middle with close to $70 million in cap space committed for next season. Sure, you could move some pieces around and maybe create enough room for Eichel’s $10 million cap hit but, really, why bother? Such a move would seem entirely counterintuitive to the work done by rookie GM Bill Zito in redefining the organization’s culture. Just don’t see it happening. -Scott Burnside