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We are far from making a run at JT right now.. Even if he accepts 8.5M (which he isn't), it puts us in a major cap bind, with not enough to pay out Doughty's extension, as well as give Kempe, Brickley, Iafallo, Brodzinski, Amadio, Peterson, Fantenberg, etc all new contracts (yes, I know guys like Fantenberg, Brodzinski and Amadio are expendable to us in the long run, but there still isn't enough cap for the remaining 4 players).
IF there is a possibility of us signing him, it'll have to begin with us getting rid of Brown and Phaneuf's abysmal contracts, which is enought to sign a guy like JT right there in two depth players.