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Originally Posted by Reaper45
Doughty is the only one that is going to be making big bucks. Johnson is a huge question mark. Simmonds and Moller aren't going to break the bank financially.
I'd think that if Lombardi did this, he'd end up moving Johnson to fill another hole.
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Well you would have to. No way all four don't command at least $8 million. Doughty is looking at $2.8-4.25 million depending on discount, play, and term. Johnson will get $2.2-3.25, Moller will get around $1.5-2 depending on how well he plays, and Simmonds will also receive around $1.5-2.2 depending on his play.
Campbell is really just way too expensive. The team right now only has about $8 million in cap space. After the deal we would have like less than $2 million in cap space. Only O'Donnell and Ivanans would be up for coming off the books this offseason and we have to re-sign Quick and our RFA's will be Lewis, Clune, Purcell, Richardson, and Drewiske. Sure we won't be signing probably half of those RFA's, but we will have to move more people almost immediately and create more holes just to have an overpriced defenseman.
The chemistry on the team is pretty decent right now, why rock the boat and throw this debacle in the midst of things? We are in a similar position Chicago was a few years back, why start making the same mistakes they did, there is a reason they want to get rid of him.