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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Price was a franchise player when he was playing; now he's dead cap space.
I'd say that if the Kings have a franchise player it's probably Kopitar. Pastrnak I give you; my eyes slipped past him on the list without checking his numbers.
Still, that gives you a 50-50 chance of getting a franchise player if you randomly pick a guy making $10.5 million or more. If you follow the metaphor, I think the Flames were paying Huberdeau to be a Marner and not a Matthews.
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Given it was the same amount they offered Gaudreau (and he's a Marner, not a Matthews) this seems fair.
A lot of factors went into the offer to Huberdeau. His 115 points, the need to sign him at all (many posters here were saying "sure you signed a 115 point guy but unless he signs long term it's a failure), the offer to Gaudreau for the identical position and place in the roster, the hoped direction of the team, etc.