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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Still missing the point. I’m not talking about when the contract was signed. That was obviously a mistake, in hindsight, though there were plenty here who said the trade was a failure unless Huberdeau signed long term.
I’m not even talking about last offseason, though the Flames could have made those moves you talk about if they traded their UFAs back then. I’m talking about right now, because that’s the topic. Right now the cap hit is a minor impact on what the team is doing with its roster. Whatever they want to call it, the team is rebuilding - Toffoli and Zadorov prove this. So unless there was a need to take $10M back in a deal for the UFAs, I don’t see a realistic issue this year as far as cap is concerned. Or next year.
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I am talking about right now. Your premise is based around the team rebuilding, what I’m arguing is that the team might not be rebuilding if it weren’t for Huberdeau’s contract.
If Jonathan had walked this past summer, the Flames would’ve had all kinds of cap space to play with. They could’ve re-signed Toffoli, then added a PP qb like Gostisbehere, a Ryan O’Reilly or a Duchene or whoever.
We probably would be talking who we’re facing in the first round instead of retooling/rebuilding.