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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
It's not giving Johnny whatever he wants as much as it is to do with the salary cap. I'm sure Tre will offer the max he can while still being able to afford some depth and a decent team.
The good thing is that there is some replaceable money coming off the books after this season. Pitlick is making 1.75, Ritchie is making 900k, Zadorov I like but at 3.75 maybe they let him go, who knows.
The bigger issue will be the RFAs who will be getting raises. Tkachuk is already making 7 but will get a small raise. Eat Bread will get a raise from his 2.4. And Kylington is only making 750k, he'll make more too.
Offer Johnny huge money with term and I'm guessing he's sticking around. Tre just ahs to be creative with the rest of the roster to keep it competitive, and under the cap. As much as I like Monahan, if you can deal his 6.3 contract, you kinda have to unless he plays out of his mind in the 2nd half.
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Maybe Kylington doesn't have to get much term yet but seems inevitable they Flames will have to shed some salary this summer. Plus let's see what other players they bring in.