I might claim him if I was Conroy. Only one more year at $7.8 million. If he does terribly next season, the contract is up at the end of the year. But if he returns to being a 55 point centre like last season, you might be able to retain (like they did on Tanev) and get assets from him. The only downsides I see are if you think he’d be a negative influence on your youngsters OR if you anticipate getting young centres like Mercer for Markstrom or Lundell for Hanifin. In the latter situation, Kuznetsov could take ice time away from a young centre you want to play lots.
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