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Originally Posted by Jay Random
The thing is, Chicago did all their winning before they signed those contracts. Every year during their window, they stayed competitive by moving out expensive players and bringing in cost-controlled assets to stay under the cap. From the moment they signed Toews and Kane for $21 million a year, they were in permanent cap jail, and they have not won a playoff round since.
There is no point in moving the Flames straight from 2008-09 Hawks to 2015-16 Hawks and skipping over the winning years.
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So you’re saying we should have traded Johnny this summer?
(Because I’m with you, if that’s the case).
You have to sign him or he walks for nothing at this juncture.
You can always trade him in a couple years, but letting him go for free is not an acceptable outcome.
Kane, terrible human though he is, has been full value for his entire contract.
If anything, the mistake was paying Toews like he was Kane. Kane’s only non-PPG season since 2013 was 76 in 82.
And I actually do think that an extra 0.95 PPG superstar in his prime might have made a big difference in Chicago’s fortunes, especially if they hadn’t paid Seabrook