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Originally Posted by Flames1217
At some point in time though Ruzicka will be on our third line.
Maybe not this year but if you look at his trajectory, it's not absurd to think that next year he would be more than capable to flourish in that role.
At some point in time we cannot afford to pay our third line centre 6.375 million. We already have Looch making big money and having these contracts in the bottom 6 restricts our ability to add true top 6/top 4 talent.
Think of it this way, without Looch and Monahan the flames could sign everyone and even maybe swing at Forsberg this summer. It's crazy how much cap space we could save in having a cheaper bottom 6.
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If Ruzicka and Pelletier and maybe Zary all take a step that would be ideal. Ruzicka had a great 3 game stretch but Sutter sure seems to have cooled on him.