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TrentCrimmIndependent · 12-01-2023, 01:42 AM

Couldn't they have cut cap somewhere else if the #1 goal was creating flexibility to recall more young players, and instead maximized the assets coming in return by retaining a little salary for 2/3 of a season?

There's more than one way to accomplish the same thing.

Sounds like Conroy was addressing the most immediate needs: Shed cap for farm transactions etc and get Zadorov away from the locker room, the cost being futures that don't help for a while and dealing to a rival.

Still pretty meh about it, but feels like they took a discount on the return in a situation where they had lots of bidders all because they got tunnel vision around the shedding cap aspect.

12-01-2023, 01:42 AM	#562
TrentCrimmIndependent Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Richmond upon Thames, London Exp:	Couldn't they have cut cap somewhere else if the #1 goal was creating flexibility to recall more young players, and instead maximized the assets coming in return by retaining a little salary for 2/3 of a season? There's more than one way to accomplish the same thing. Sounds like Conroy was addressing the most immediate needs: Shed cap for farm transactions etc and get Zadorov away from the locker room, the cost being futures that don't help for a while and dealing to a rival. Still pretty meh about it, but feels like they took a discount on the return in a situation where they had lots of bidders all because they got tunnel vision around the shedding cap aspect. Last edited by TrentCrimmIndependent; 12-01-2023 at 01:47 AM.