My view on the topic of Coleman acquisition is as follows.
He's a very solid middle/bottom 6 player on a contending team. Teams that already have established top 6 players/core, can pay the acquisition costs for a player like this (ie. the high high price Tampa paid to obtain Coleman for their cup runs). I would argue, other contenders are better off paying for a guy like Coleman (if they have the cap to do so), as he provides a solid depth option for teams already set as far as their top level forward talent.
Where I think deals like this should be avoided is a average team, with a lack lustre top lines of talent. The flames need an obvious shakeup to their top 6 forwards, and a fairly dramatic upgrade at the C position in their top 2 lines. Spending big dollars on a depth forward, who I don't necessarily see as a solid top 6 forward seems like something this team would be regretting in pretty short order.
as such, if Coleman being signed is the 2nd biggest change made to the forward group this year, I might be intrigued. However, in isolation, it seems like a move that this flames team just aren't in a position to do, without regretting it pretty damn quick.
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