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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Are the Flames a better team with Gio at 6.75 M ?
with Gio with the Flames they have 10 players to sign to fill in the roster for 13M. That is already counting Ritchie as one of 11 league minimum players.
Tell me how this same Flames team will be better than 2020-21 version without the Gio salary dump? Any trade with anyone other than the Kraken will be sending cap back.
It is really important to the Flames that the Kraken take Gio.
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Yes they are.
He's a top two defenseman in the league and almost impossible to replace.
Additionally you'd have to go out and sign a guy to a similar contract with term to replace him. If he still in Calgary you get another year, a better story, and hopefully a step forward by Valimaki making the need to blow your brains out on a veteran defenseman less likely.