NotOpie
"Puck don't lie"
Yeah, yeah. I've been to NY a half a dozen times, and seen all their fancy models. There's also world class uggos too. Now I'm sure a guy like Tavares could get any unemployed model he wants, but if he's looking for a beautiful, world class gold digger that will wait on him hand and foot, he'd have his pick of the litter here in Raleigh.
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There is always that..... I think I might just steal that phrase, "....our gold diggers are better than your gold diggers".
The easy choice is for JT to stay on the Island. He can get the 8 year deal and they do have a "young-ish" team to support him. But the cupboard is relatively bare and they've got some work to do to re-sign some of that youth.
Structurally, we probably have as good of a shot as anybody. Cap's gonna go up fairly significantly. We've got so horses down in Charlotte that should be able to fill out slots in the bottom 6. Upcoming contracts to Skinner, Faulk, Lindy, Hanifin, Aho, and Teravainen will necessitate this team spending far closer to the cap....regardless.
My guess is that we make a run at Tavares, but settle for another player who is either a low end #1C or a scoring wing.