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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I'm not opposed to countering, but 500k on Gaudreau's contract one way or another is not the difference between keeping Mangiapane and trading him.
That's the kind of money you pinch down the roster to make up the difference.
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It might be the difference between happy Mangiapane and arbitration Mangiapane. Or keeping Kylington. Or signing a decent bottom pair D. The Flames are in a situation where they have to really penny pinch. They have two forward lines and a bottom pairing to sign just to form a basic roster, and then they need some aces as well.
Currently they have just under 27M in space. 11 gone and it's 26. 9 for Tkachuk just on QO and it's 17. 6 for Mangiapane and it's 11. Then you need to replace/re-sign Zadorov, Gudbranson, Stone, Jarnkrok, Lewis, Ritchie, Ruzicka. Treliving has to see if he can save any money, wherever he can.