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Originally Posted by The Cobra
While I agree that Keith was hugely overvalued, there seemed to be some thought that his pedigree ocould play huge if the Oilers made the playoffs.
While I think his time has passed, Keith was a different beast come playoff time.
I'm not sure it's a fair comparison.
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It only takes 1 GM to pull a trigger. I think it's entirely likely someone pays a 5th with conditions that could upgrade to a 3rd.
There aren't many bad deals expiring next year - at least on good teams that need to ditch them (Okposo/Ladd already on bad teams)
Zucker - 5.5 AAV, $5.2M
Hornqvist - 5.3M both (FLA only has about 4.5M to fill 8-9 slots
Foligno - 3.8M; $1M SB then 2.8 salary; BOS isn't too tight on the cap though
Connolly - 3.5M both; CHI has plenty of space
Hornqvist is the best player, but on the team most desperate to dump.