Guilt Trip
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They have 5.5 mill with Weber on LTIR and a 22 man roster. If Byron can't go that'll add another 3.4mill.Zee said:They're already at the cap, short of a trade to free up room there's no center coming for any moneyOldTimeHockey said:Zee said:Their center "depth" is already suspect as it is. Without KK their own first rounder will be higher than Carolina's (it probably would have been already anyway). This team lost Danault already they're in big trouble if they go into the season with Suzuki and friends as their centre options.Peter D. said:I?m viewing this differently ? I think this is a no-brainer for Montreal to not match.
Pay him $6.1 million, lose out on a 1st rounder, and then have to overpay him again or risk losing him for free? Let him walk and allow Carolina to overpay him by nearly double what he is worth. Then take that money and picks and use it as currency elsewhere.
Unless the Habs think he is set to seriously break out. But I don?t think him being a recent 3rd overall pick (a reach as it was) should have any bearing on the decision (although it certainly will).
That is correct, but is there an option for them to get with that money that may produce better C results as well as equal to offensive production? If there is, they need to walk away.