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Flames Get Some Cap Breathing Room
by Paul on 07/28/09 at 06:21 AM ET
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from Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun,
By sending Primeau and his $1.4-million salary to the Maple Leafs, the only one-way contract that comes in return is Stuart’s $483,333 hit.
And there’s no guarantee the energy forward will remain in Calgary. He’s spent the last couple of seasons splitting time between the Atlanta Thrashers and the minors—he was dealt to Toronto earlier this month in the Pavel Kubina swap—so it wouldn’t be all that costly for the Flames to take that route.
That leaves the salary cap space needed to re-sign restricted free agent Dustin Boyd, keep another forward in the Stampede City if required—even Mikael Backlund and his potential bonuses—and leave some space for the eventual call-ups when needed.
Don’t think that’s a big deal? Guess again.
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First Vandermeer and now Primeau, I don’t know how Sutter managed to move a couple of boat anchors this off-season. Definitely needed that cap space that looks destined to sign Dustin Boyd.
Posted by dash_pinched from Rumour Mill Bay on 07/28/09 at 10:25 AM ET