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A Look At The UFA Market
by Paul on 06/22/08 at 04:52 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of the CP via the Globe and Mail,
The free-agent market isn’t terribly deep in talent this year, a product of many younger players opting for the security of long-terms deals since the end of the lockout. That’s a huge bonus to players like Hossa and Malone, who will probably fetch more than their actual worth this summer because the demand will outweigh the supply of Grade A talent.
The salary cap is expected to rise by $5 million to $7 million, not only giving big-market teams more financial capital to dispense but also forcing low-payroll teams to reach the minimum floor under the cap. The cumulative effect is that a lot of teams will be spending.
“We need to add a couple of defencemen, either through free agency or trade,” Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson said in identifying his potential shopping spree.
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