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Originally Posted by Vinsta13
Paying for potential. Coronato & Wolf are ideal 'sign for potential' players before the flames are elite again. You aren't paying for what they have done you are offering them what you think they will be. When Flames are competing again and you already have 2 core pieces locked to reasonable contracts (cause I'm sure cap will be 120M by then) Flames are laughing.
Best way to manage cap with younger player imo. Lots of teams are doing it now.
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Wolf is a calder candidate and deserves to get paid. Coronato is a great prospect, but far from a blue chipper.
I agree that a lot of players are getting long-term "potential contracts", but how many teams have signed anywhere near $8x8 to a player with a single NHL season and 47 points under their belt?