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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
They won’t stop. Jake DeBrusk is a winger whose career high in points is 50 and he just got 5.5 million. Kadri has been for a few years now a guy that you can reasonably expect to get 60-70 points. That type of production from a center will have good value at 7 million. The earliest the Flames will have to sign any young prospect of importance to a long term deal is in the 2nd last year of Kadri’s contract, more likely the last year. He will not affect in anyway their ability to sign any of the top prospects they picked up this year or in 2025 or 2026z
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I don't see how Debrusk contract factors into Kadri's trade value. Even the Canucks probably recognize that the contract is inflated and even if they decided to flip Debrusk would know they would not get 1st round value. Debrusk contracts also ends at around Kadri's current age and a big part of the lack of value is the NMC
Teams need to balance this out. Signing a guy with inflated cap hit vs trading quality assets for short term better cap hits or significant value for longer term good cap hits or short term with retained salary.
Take Debrusk vs a better example in Mangiapane. Caps pay a 2nd, then they either re-sign him or lose him for nothing. Cap hit is very similar, Mangiapane has slightly better numbers but is older and probably a worse contract due to his age. Who did better in this situatiion? Canucks at least did not give up a 2nd for 1 year.
Or you could get a much cheaper player who is younger and has more term with a better cap hit. But what will it cost you in prospect and picks?
Canucks got to keep picks to add Debrusk. Might be a bad move, but nobody is trading a 1st for him either and nobody would trade a 1st for Kadri especially if he would waive to 2-5 teams.