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Ashasx · 08-04-2022, 09:16 PM

Probably would have preferred to trade him. Doesn't kick in until he's 30, it is unlikely he is worth that AAV more than a couple years into the contract.

But this is the path the Flames chose and they will fight the dying of the light.

08-04-2022, 09:16 PM	#193
Ashasx Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2011 Exp:	Probably would have preferred to trade him. Doesn't kick in until he's 30, it is unlikely he is worth that AAV more than a couple years into the contract. But this is the path the Flames chose and they will fight the dying of the light.