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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Not ready to declare Valimaki any kind of NHLer yetteam . Let's see how he plays on a decent with even the smallest amount of pressure.
If you want to criticize the Flames, it should be the way they manage the cap that prompted them to keep a lesser expensive D on the roster. Valimaki was awful in training camp, but he was still young so there was some hope. You felt good enough about him to sign him to a $2 million AAV deal on August 20,2021. Only one year later you regret it and cut him?
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1.55M. It is a bit interesting to look back at his signing thread:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...light=valimaki
Mostly positive feedback on the deal, though certainly a few valid questions/concerns on it.
I agree with the general idea that his 'extra' half-million shouldn't be such a big factor on his roster status, especially since OK's absence could've been a massive opportunity (though Vali failed to seize it).