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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Gio could also be claimed by Seattle which would require a top 4 D replacement as well as an additional $6.75M in cap space.
Backlund/Dube could be the third line C as well
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I think if Gio got claimed and you replaced him it's probably about a $2M savings. But there aren't too many UFA D coming up. Hamilton is currently a pending UFA, but I expect that won't be for long and they couldn't afford him anyway. After him it's guys like Barrie, Montour, Savard, Oleksiak.