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Originally Posted by Niemo
Your comments are the same extreme in the other direction. To each their own. Facts are that Lindholm would be here for another 7 yrs at about 9MM.
Rasmus is worth more dealt as we need those key RHD minutes for Parekh and maybe Bru in a couple yrs.
3 years from now, are we really ok with Raz making 8MM on the 3rd pairing for another 5-6 yrs? Thats assuming Bru doesnt pass him as well.
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Someone who thinks conversation around how to manage an asset has devolved into the “insane” and “extreme” should stop talking about reality and facts.
The “facts” are that Lindholm isn’t here. The “facts” are that he was always willing to stay and the Flames didn’t keep him.
We’ll need those minutes if all of the following come true: Weegar suddenly can’t play on the left, Parekh becomes a 1st or 2nd pairing defenceman. Bruz becomes a 1st or second pairing defenceman. Aside from Weegar suddenly forgetting how to play on the left, what an amazing situation! Let’s hope it happens and, if and when it does, deal from a position of strength. Seems a lot smarter than basing any decision on what
might happen 5 years from now. No team operates that way, and we shouldn’t be the first.
But if all of it happens will I still be ok with Ras making 8M? Well, if we’re just going on what might happen, the cap could be as high as 129M, which would make that equivalent to 5.4M in today’s cap.
That’s… fine. Especially when Kadri is off the books and Huberdeau and Weegar are off the year after. Pretty easy actually.
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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Well he saved them by wanting more $$
The Flames were (by all reports) offering a somewhat competitive offer that would look horrible right now
Look how Boston’s season went having Zad and Lindholm eating that much cap and suppose to be key contributors
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Isn’t Boston what people want? Bottom five team! Woohoo!