LongtimeLeafsufferer
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Sorry to upset the Bickell fans. I admit I don't see him much, but looking at his stats the past few years and seeing the 2015 playoffs, this is why I think he is not tradable. If he was so easy to trade, don't you think the Hawks would have done it by now? So many teams are close to the salary cap, after their RFAs are signed, there may not be many teams that can take on Bickell. And the ones that are not that close to the cap have self imposed salary limitations.
Follow my logic here....After the trading frenzy and free agent signings in early to mid July, signings have dried up. Mostly money issues. Montreal thought somehow Jeff Petry was worth 5.5 m for six years. Did anyone else? We'll never know. A similar player to Petry, Cody Franson still hasn't been signed and a bet he's worried. Thinking he might only get a 2 year contract for 3.75m a year.
Sorry to disagree but can't believe Bickell is a second liner or third liner on half the teams Even most 3rd liners do not make 4m a year, hence the problem. From the original Star Trek series....The trouble with bickells.