UFA Poll: Should the Flames re-sign Mike Cammalleri

[Bingo]

good one for a weekend!

[kyuss275]

I went with no too much term. I do think his contract to stay would be on the high side. That said it's not the end of the world if they do re-sign him. My problem is that with the team being rather small, it should mean the end for Hudler. I rather have Hudler over Cammi.

[burn_baby_burn]

I think the Flames would regret the signing. He played much better after the trade deadline looking for a new pay day. Let him walk, a UFA like him rarely ends up being worth the money spent. You are paying for what they did in the past and not getting your money's worth in the present.

[FlamesAddiction]

Yes, but only in the unlikely situation that they can talk him down on term.

[Bingo]

ideally he agrees to more money and only 2 years, and it solves the Flames get to the floor problem without bringing in a silly contracts and unknown dressing room issues.

[Vulcan]

This is a really tough call for me. Our LW depth looks something like this, Glencross, Bouma, Byron, Galiardi (may be gone as well), Gaudreau, Baertschi, M. Reinhart with a few more bigger and unproven possibilities. We do have a lot of prospect LWers but not many proven players, so in that sense Squid would be a good player to retain but he's another small player and he blocks a rookie from a job, so I voted to let him walk.

[Greybeard]

We can only carry a few small players.... and we need to make room for Johnny, Sven, Byron, etc.

[jlh2640]

Yes if the money and term is a fit.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Cap floor. They have to have some salary, it might as well be someone they know and love.

[FlatLandFlamesFan]

voted yes , but the bigger question is why would he resign here ?
other than the ability for the Flames to throw mountains of money at him (and Calgary being awesome) ?

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

Yes if the money and term is a fit.

I have a question to the posters that would think along the lines of money and term being a good fit.

What is the contract that you would like to see?

Personally I think at the very least on the open market Cammi gets a 4 year, $20 million contract. He has had some injuries over the past couple of years , so I don't see him throwing much money away on a shorter term contract. My guess for a 2 year contract would be $8.5 million. Yes flames could afford it, but I would not like the logistics of making Cammi one of the highest paid players in the league.

[jlh2640]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

I have a question to the posters that would think along the lines of money and term being a good fit.

What is the contract that you would like to see?

Personally I think at the very least on the open market Cammi gets a 4 year, $20 million contract. He has had some injuries over the past couple of years , so I don't see him throwing much money away on a shorter term contract. My guess for a 2 year contract would be $8.5 million. Yes flames could afford it, but I would not like the logistics of making Cammi one of the highest paid players in the league.

I would say 3 year term for 5 million a season. We can afford it and need his leadership

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

I would say 3 year term for 5 million a season. We can afford it and need his leadership

I can't see Cammi even thinking about signing that deal. He could get more term and maybe more money on the ufa market. Like I said in other post I think Cammi can get at least a 4 year $20 million on the open market. That's also probably from a team that has a better chance of making playoffs.

[shogged]

Yes because losing him for nothing doesn't help our rebuild

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

I have a question to the posters that would think along the lines of money and term being a good fit.

What is the contract that you would like to see?

Personally I think at the very least on the open market Cammi gets a 4 year, $20 million contract. He has had some injuries over the past couple of years , so I don't see him throwing much money away on a shorter term contract. My guess for a 2 year contract would be $8.5 million. Yes flames could afford it, but I would not like the logistics of making Cammi one of the highest paid players in the league.

If you are talking 8.5M for Cammalleri already then just offer Iginla 2 years at 10M as the veteran leadership bridge.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

I have a question to the posters that would think along the lines of money and term being a good fit.

What is the contract that you would like to see?

Personally I think at the very least on the open market Cammi gets a 4 year, $20 million contract. He has had some injuries over the past couple of years , so I don't see him throwing much money away on a shorter term contract. My guess for a 2 year contract would be $8.5 million. Yes flames could afford it, but I would not like the logistics of making Cammi one of the highest paid players in the league.

I am not sure I am reading this right.

Are you suggesting that on a 2 year deal he will want $8.5 million per year?

If so I am not sure you are right, maybe 6 million, but definitely not 8.5.

If Cammalleri signs with Calgary I see it breaking down on a scale like this:

Year 1 - 6.000 million
Year 2 - 5.500 million [$5,750,000 cap hit]
Year 3 - 4.750 million [$5,416,667 cap hit]
Year 4 - 4.000 million [$5,062,500 cap hit]
Year 5 - 3.000 million [$4,650,000 cap hit]
Year 6 - 2.750 million [$4,333,333 cap hit]

[bucksmasher]

Yes or the Flames will never get anything in return. (wishful thinking)

[Samiz]

2 years or less (money doesn't matter) and I would love him back. But more than that would be a mistake

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I said yes because he seems like a good guy to have around and would help to hit the cap floor, but I doubt he'll be back.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I said yes because he seems like a good guy to have around and would help to hit the cap floor, but I doubt he'll be back.

Ya, if we have to throw money around to get to floor, it might as well go to a good dude.