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Originally Posted by BrownDrake
I think if we were sitting in the bottom 10 and had lost about 5-6 more games there may have been a Conroy Kadri discussion but that move still isn’t easy. Does ownership want to retain on Kadri for Toronto for 4-5 years I highly doubt that. He doesn’t want to move he’s happy in Calgary and has that protection, pretty sure Tre also knows TO is the only place he’d go so that also means we have no leverage, your not getting Brock Nelson type package from Toronto.
Kadri is playing well and he’s a decent centre and we don’t have any proven ones. His cap hit will be very reasonable in 2 years with the cap rising and we likely regress. If he’s still a competitor at a 15 goal 40 point range he will have some value and may expand his trade list to chase another cup who knows.
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I get that argument, but as you said a "decent season." If we are looking objectively at our roster and Kadri is the #1 center you have to look in the mirror and know that you dont have asperations of a Stanley cup this year. When he was the 7th best player on his roster and having his career year he won a cup. He is a great secondary piece but we have to be realistic here.
Eating $2Mill in salary will also be much less of an issue with the cap increasing over the next few years. Or we take Reaves and Jarnkrok back. I keep going back to Toronto making way too much sense.
Again all of this is a moot point if he doesn't want to go.