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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
You can’t just say you’re going to operate like Vegas while having none of the other advantages that allow Vegas to operate the way they do.
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The way you operate like Vegas is you load up on draft picks and young players. Sign them to 8 year contracts coming out of their ELC’s if you have determined they are part of the team longterm and hope that you get value contracts on the backend of the deals.
Really hoping the Flames are looking at signing Zary longterm this offseason. If you can get him anywhere around 4 million a year on a 8 year deal you do it. Not sure what the number is for Coronato right now but next offseason they should sign him to a long term contract. The advantages the Flames have a should have is a bunch of young players that hopefully hey can sign to what will be team friendly contracts in the outlying years. 29 year old dmen do not really fit into that model.
If you can get Kotkaniemi for super cheap it is a reason why I would look at a guy like him. With the cap going to 100 million in the backend of his contract he could be a good contract later on.
But you definitely move Rasmus if you can. Weegar is a perfectly fine veteran dman and he is locked in at a rate that will likely be 1.5-2 million less than Rasmus.