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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Our situation now would feel much, much less hopeless if we didn't have all that Kadri salary on the books.
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Kadri is a second line center that is the 36th highest paid centerman in the league. The term is too long, but the AAV for Kadri is fine.
The only way that the Flames could have avoided paying second line centerman money for a second line centerman is to have a young guy with potential like Kotkaniemi, Dach, Bennett, or Chytil that is on the verge of breaking out...and trading for a player like that takes picks (e.g. the Canes paid a 1st+ for Kotkaniemi and Habs paying a 1st+ for Dach)
Treliving was in a no-win situation.