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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Interesting way of spinning it. The reality is that you have Gaudreau and Tkachuk both committed to their new teams for eight years, while Huberdeau and Weegar are committed to the team through this season. The Flames are in the same situation they were just in, just kicking the can down the road a bit. They still have to get both players under contract long-term for this be a big win. If they sign long-term I fully expect the value of those contracts to be close to $16M+. Keep that in mind as you mull over the flexibility, especially when each additional player added prior to the extension of these players works against the amount can be spent to extend these two. Without these two under contract, the comparison between the state of Gaudreau and Tkachuk is not a fair comparison. Even with these two players we are still a forward short to possibly maintain last season's outcome.
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Then kick the can down the road. Perpetually. There's more than one way to build and rebuild a team.