gagner gets a lot more

I like the train of thought however, as nice as gagner would be, actual needs need to trump players you like. Flames are deep down the middle that if you add centre man your just making your AHL team stronger at that point. I would say you want a natural winger to play such a prominent role with the two studs up front. I don't think Bennett has enough strength to battle pucks out of the zone from pinching defenseman to do as constantly as he would have to at the top unit. I like how you kept the 3M line together. To me it makes no sense to split that up. And I think $3M is too much for Bennett on a bridge deal. He has allot of work to do. Great kid and scored 4 goals in game, but has so much development defensively before he is at that level. Would love to see stone as a 5. I liked how you kept bouma. Everybody seems to have a hate on because of his numbers and I am not sure when he was ever sold to us as an offensive juggernaut .lol. look at how much Darren helm gets paid to do just that. And I don't agree with using 1.8M in cap space for Stajan not to play. He is a good bottom 6 guy. Maybe overpaid. But not as overpaid as he would be not contributing at all in a buyout. Now all of th sudden for the luxury of having another centreman your are paying the extra salary (in this case gagner) plus the buyout to accommodate the situation. ...i am waiting for food killing time...hence the reply. Haha. Love the D.