Matias Maccete
Chopping up defenses
- Sep 21, 2014
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Yeah NMC is a big deal, but I'd say term and cost can be a big deal too, especially for a budget team. 4 isn't enough to kill us though, and if we're sold on Kuemper being a high level backup that takes some risk away as well. I'm not quite sold on Kuemper yet, but Chayka must have been tough give him that deal.The only thing I'm scared of with contracts is NTC/NMC. That's the big gamble and worry, not the term or the cost, and that's what hamstrung us with Smith and Ribeiro. It may even end up being an issue with Goligoski and Demers, depending on their health and production.