All armchair GM's here on CP or literally anywhere like to manage the team like in a video game. Get young, get rid of all veterans, save money, profit.
In reality, there are all kinds of factors that go into player personnel decisions, and Royle9 is hitting the nail on the head here, bang on. Reputation, leadership, farm and prospect availability (and non-availability), personal issues and reasons, cap considerations, ownership preferences, integrity of management and decision-making, etc... these are all things that aren't prevalent in a video game and that many people do not immediately think about within these types of discussions.
I'm totally fine with Kadri playing out his days here. If it keeps the rest of the team happy and makes a statement to the league that Calgary values UFA's that sign here, that's fine with me. Sometimes you have to see the forest through the trees with these decisions; real life is a different ball game.
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