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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Because Calgary doesn’t want JVR and Seattle can help get the deal done.
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But Seattle doesn't want JVR either. At best, he'll help them win a couple of extra games in '22-23 and harm their draft position.
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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
And Bishop+7th to Buffalo showed that it's easy to move cap if it doesn't come with term and money behind it.
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It showed nothing of the kind.
Buffalo needed a way to make the cap floor without spending actual cash. Bishop's salary is covered by insurance, according to reports that multiple posters here have cited.
If you want a true index of the value of cap dumps, look at some of the trades Arizona has made in the last year or two. It's much higher than that:
• 2nd and 7th to take on Gostisbehere
• 2nd in 2021, 2nd in 2022, and 3rd in 2023 to take on Ladd