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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The expansion draft - it’s clear the Kraken had an agenda to stay away from AAV. Aside from Gio’s expiring deal and a very few others, they just didn’t want big contracts, even for decent players (Neidereiter, Price, Henrique, Domi, Zucker, etc.). So I don’t read a whole lot into that.
Voracek has value at a retained deal.
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They stayed away from older guys who had AAV and term.
Gio was an exception in that he had one year left and played very easily to his current cap.
I have little doubt that would have taken on more cap if they liked the player associated with that cap. But it was a lot of expensive declining assets.
If they had taken on enough of those deals, they would have become one of those same teams which are trying to rid themselves of those same contracts.
But in any event, Johnny's value would be exceptionally higher. Vorachek would just be such a wrong target for Calgary to get for Johnny.
Francis would have asked around the league, and it's clear teams weren't lining up offering them anything of value to draft those guys and them trade to them.