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Originally Posted by Major Major
People may not have liked that deal but in reality SJ would be stupid to offer that and Calgary stupid to turn it down.
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Unless they think Eklund will bust then they are replacing a 34 year old with 4 years left for a 28 year old pending UFA. They clear the Couture cap hit and flip Lindholm for prime assets.
The Sharks probably want to be better in 2-3 years so removing Couture’s $8M cap hit for the next 4 years while also test driving a goalie who could be a future starter there would have filled a need.
Calgary would be Stupid to turn down have Couture and Kadri making a combined $15M for the next 4 years (6 in Kadri’s case) aged 34 and 33 this year? If Eklund doesn’t turn out to be a top end core player the Flames are signing up for even worse cap hell in the short term.