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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
My guess:
Bennet signs a new deal - 8 x 7.5 is close enough to 7 x 9.5 that there’s no reason for him to leave.
Ekblad walks - He’s looking for a big payday and FLA value him at $6 mil.
Marchand walks - He’s looking to hit the biggest payday possible, and someone will give him 3 x 8.
Schmidt signs a new deal - He’s found a great fit and it won’t take much to sign him.
FLA will have enough cap space to bring in an RD replacement for Ekblad, either in trade or UFA.
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I can see Florida offering Marchand something like 6 million for five years and then just LTIR him at the end or bite the bullet. Six million isn't going to matter much when the cap goes to 130M.
If Ekblad walks then they will need to find a replacement, that's why I think Andersson would be a great fit.