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Originally Posted by Jay Random
If those were the only considerations, sure. But the Kraken are not allowed to go over the cap with the players they pick, and suddenly there are some mighty tempting high-priced players available, both in the expansion draft and in free agency.
In the circumstances, it's at least possible that Ron Francis doesn't want to tie up $6.75 million in a 38-year-old defenceman, just on the off chance that he might still be playing well enough to have trade value at the deadline.
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Yes, future opportunity cost needs to be a consideration for any GM and something that fans rarely think of. Unfortunately, some GMs don't think about it as much as they should either.