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Originally Posted by Macindoc
They would have to do a lot more than move Giroux and JVR to offer Gaudreau $10M. With those two gone and adding $10M for Johnny, they would have 11 players on contract for $72M. They would then have $9M remaining to fill out the remaining 12 roster positions, or $750K per player. Does any team really want half their roster made of up players making the league minimum?
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and while money talks and moving home is also nice, does a pending UFA really want to join that team?
(I'm not saying this as a denial shield against Johnny going to Philly or elsewhere- could happen- but I doubt it in the situation you lay out- poor to middling team, clearing out room and then having half the guys at league minimum- I doubt that is what hes looking for, but could be wrong)