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Originally Posted by saillias
So the common saying around here is that "they'll deal with the big 6 in the summer." Ok. Say you're Don Waddell. It's early July. Treliving calls you and re-engages on Toffoli. He wants a 1st plus. Firstly there are 4-5 free agents you're after you can get for no picks. Two you've made a habit out of taking advantage of teams needing to dump cap - you got Burns and Pacioretty for free, why pay? Third Toffoli and ALL of these players are now impending UFAs and you can wait until the 2024 deadline. You say thanks Brad but call us back near the 2024 deadline.
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Nah, there are never a lot of UFAs on the level of what the Flames will have on offer (if they do choose). A year of Hanifin or Lindy at that salary is a lot better than overpaying a UFA and having to offer more years than you care to.
The other option is to see how the season goes. If goaltending improves the Flames are almost automatic for the POsz. If they don’t then yeah, trade the pending UFAs.