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I understand, but remember even after that we brought in old ass Turco to start. Bottom line is I definitely am in Variable's camp, could this Hawks team win with James Reimer? My answer is unequivocally yes.</p>
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That is just the start, I like Crawford on this team and wish the price were right but come time next summer that 6 million will be a lot to bear. Also the notion that Seabrook would be gone before is ludicrous in my opinion. #2-#7 are the absolute best pair in the league, and are the foundation for this entire team, replacing Seabrook is not something that is really possible in the short term, and via free agency would only cost us more.</p>
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Like it or not, you're not getting better goaltending than Corey Crawford for less money than what Corey Crawford makes. The guys who make less (Corey Schneider, Antti Niemi, Sergei Bobrovski) aren't on the market, or have incredibly long contracts (Luongo) or are bad at goaltending (Pavelec, Mason, etc.). Crawfors is a little over 8% of the Hawks' total cap load next season (give or take depending on where the cap actually lands), and that percentage will go down as the cap goes up.</p>
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For a guy in the top half in save percentage and GAA, this is the going rate.</p>
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I understand, but remember even after that we brought in old ass Turco to start. Bottom line is I definitely am in Variable's camp, could this Hawks team win with James Reimer? My answer is unequivocally yes.</p>
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That is just the start, I like Crawford on this team and wish the price were right but come time next summer that 6 million will be a lot to bear. Also the notion that Seabrook would be gone before is ludicrous in my opinion. #2-#7 are the absolute best pair in the league, and are the foundation for this entire team, replacing Seabrook is not something that is really possible in the short term, and via free agency would only cost us more.</p>
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Like it or not, you're not getting better goaltending than Corey Crawford for less money than what Corey Crawford makes. The guys who make less (Corey Schneider, Antti Niemi, Sergei Bobrovski) aren't on the market, or have incredibly long contracts (Luongo) or are bad at goaltending (Pavelec, Mason, etc.). Crawfors is a little over 8% of the Hawks' total cap load next season (give or take depending on where the cap actually lands), and that percentage will go down as the cap goes up.</p>
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For a guy in the top half in save percentage and GAA, this is the going rate.</p>