I would think if someone offersheets bennett at 3.25 that the Flames would take the pick, not because they don't like the player or don't want to match, but because they are so limited by cap considerations that they can't match 3.25.
They have roughly 14 million in cap space and signing tkachuk will eat at least half of that, but depending on performance bonuses, I believe they are really playing with about 11 million in Capspace right now.
3.25 million dollar bennett does not fit into those plans.
He may not even fit at 2.5
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