Does it make sense for the Calgary Flames to make a Jack Eichel deal. EricFrancis examines the pros and cons.
), meaning the earliest he’d be able to return to play would be after the Olympic break.
Most importantly, how can the Flames palatably find the $9 million in salary they’d need to shed to clear room for Eichel before putting him on LTIR?Flames GM Brad Treliving, whose job is now more than secure given their start, downplayed the report, saying it's business as usual at the Dome. Sutter claimed he's never heard the rumours linking Eichel to Calgary, adding,"I think it's a bit of a media thing.
While Eichel has five years and $50 million left on his deal, the Flames would be making this move with an eye on contending this year, while Johnny Gaudreau is still here.An American player who has a relationship with both Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, perhaps Eichel’s arrival would make it easier to sell his fellow southerners on extending their time in Calgary.
Oh, and if you think the surging Mangiapane will receive anything less than a $3-million raise on his $2.425-million salary through arbitration you haven’t been watching him dominate of late.The excitement of Eichel’s addition, and the message that sends, may be a real boost to ticket sales for a team that played in front of 5,000 empty seats Tuesday and 4,000 empty buckets each of its previous two home games.
Mikael Backlund is an important part of Sutter’s big shutdown trio, but at age 32 couldn’t possibly be part of what the Sabres are looking for.
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