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If you don't have long term fixes in your system then you need to trade for those and pay the price. UFA market is a terrible place to go for a long term fix.
Not every UFA gets hugely overpaid. Smith would have been a good long term fix. That ship has sailed. He got overpaid by a bit but not hugely.
If we can't get a real fix in the UFA market then we shouldn't be in it. Trade may not cost as much cap but the assets you have to lose up front can be excessive.