[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

That was reported to be the hold up signing him. He wanted a long term and Treliving wanted to bridge him.

I like what Ottawa is doing here. If you have young players that you are confident in, lock them up to the longest term possible. If you are not sold on them, then bridge them. Either way can be a risk, but players are going to be less forgiving if you offer shorter deals for less money if they end up proving they were worth the long term deal.

That is false.