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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
I will say in the anti-Flames development - last year's Wranglers have 4 defenseman who are at minimum part time NHLers this year - Brzustewicz, Aspirot, Solovyov, Kuzenetsov.
They put 2 of them on waivers and Aspirot left as a free agent - which isn't exactly a great sign when a rebuilding team is missing NHL calibar players they have in the AHL. Brzus is the only guy on the list that may be a difference maker.
It doesn't matter much now because the Flames have a zillion dollar in cap room, but when you get good and you are in a cap crunch - speaking $1.75M on Jake Bean vs $775k for Apsirot can make a difference.
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They can't keep every fringe defenseman and don't need too right now. I don't think they missed them and decided they were fine losing them. Kuz would have been a miss but Soloyov and Aspirot are non-factors