SprDaVE
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With this signing, Leafs can realistically only sign one of Bernier or Kadri next summer.
My bet is Nonis will try and sign Bernier, he has tied this team up so much with immovable contracts, it is the reality. Kadri is gone.
He will not move his only 2 under market value contracts, JVR and Bozak. These 2 are his only bargains on this team, and this is exactly what the Leafs need more of. Value contracts signed to a great number.
What? No.
The Leafs will need to sign 7 to 9 players with just over 15M to spend... right now. Most of the top 6 is locked up mixed with Komarov, Holland and Frattin. How is this having to chose between Kadri and Bernier?
With an increase in cap, which is likely to happen again, and also a contract like Reimer very likely traded at that point, we'll have more then enough money to re-sign Bernier, Kadri and fill the bottom 6 again with either some more bargain bins find or even re-signing the ones we have. There are also players that can be traded to make a bit more room like Lupul or even Phaneuf.
Also, if Kadri and/or Bernier need that much money for us to start being concerned about the cap, this bodes well that they had some pretty great seasons.
There is always this panic that we'll have so much problems the following year resigning a player or two but really, it rarely ever is.
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