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Originally Posted by Sandman
Coleman is a two-time cup winner, a great defensive forward who chips in offense, and was one of the most sought-after free agents this year. The consensus seemed to be that he would get north of $6M/yr, but we got him for free (TB paid a first) and below $5M. He plays with grit, and is a leader. This may be the FA steal of the year, to go with the other two steals from last year (Marky and Tanev). Does he automatically get us a cup? Of course not, but he definitely moves the needle. The deficiencies in our backend might move that needle back, but our group of forwards are better this year than last.
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No disagreement with your post at all. My concerns with the move are more that signing quality UFAs long term, who are already 30+, makes sense for teams who have a young core to build around already. With the long term questions around gaudreau, tkachuk, monahan, it's unclear on whether this team is going scorched earth rebuild within the next year or two.