While the return should be worthwhile - a subjective notion that varies in nature from deal to deal - if Detroit is patently refusing to eat salary across the board, that's a huge mistake. Use any and all tactics possible to improve the team long term.
Custance talks to actual GMs and Asst GMs. With Glendening the term is too long for a 4C. With a $1m salary you can make the contract disappear off your cap hit. That's what teams will likely want to take on that term.I don't think Glendening with 1.8M is a bad value or does need retention. On many organizations that's a pricetag for a great and experienced 4th line center.
Like for an example, Maple Leafs Dominic Moore costs 1M and they want an upgrade. Huge surprise, upgrades will cost more.
greatPerhaps, but if you think Glendenning is worth the same as Scott Wilson and that much less than Tomas Jurco, you are clearly a lot of wrong.
Ive watched this guy for his entire career, same as you, presumably. He is an average 4th liner who is having a decent season, he’s usually a pretty good PKer who is a possession black hole that also gets hemmed up in his own end just about every shift. I don’t dislike Luke, he has his role, but he’s locked up for several years and not getting younger. He is a replaceable player, and if a team is willing to offer anything for him, as a rebuilding team and with a younger player sitting in Grand Rapids waiting to replace him; get whatever other teams are offering, get out of that nearly $2 million dollar a year contract, and take the pick. I don’t care what Jurco or Wilson returned.
