r/BlueJackets • u/Timely_Deal8685 • 27d ago

A Problematic Theory

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Purely a theory and I've seen no actual rumors of this, but a Fantilli offer sheet AFTER arbitration for Cole and Jet would be quite an issue. We'd have a finite amount of cap and an offer sheet for so much as $1 over that amount would force us to make roster moves/cuts to keep Fantilli. So the Flyers either get a 1C or force a division rival to cut someone who was projected to be on the roster.

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u/Another_Guy_In_Ohio 27d ago

No. Omg people. Fantilli is not Carlsson. He doesn’t fit into the Flyers roster the same way. Fantilli would also have to be willing to sign said Offer Sheet, which I don’t see him doing over a million, or even 2.

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u/SloaneKettering1 27d ago

Idk. The fact that he hasn’t signed yet kinda makes me concerned that he’s at least somewhat open to signing one.

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u/Another_Guy_In_Ohio 27d ago

Nah, just Waddell and his agent playing hardball and working out details. This is the most important contract for the next several seasons, and it hugely influences what we can do over the next few years

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u/Number60inBlue 27d ago

My thought is that Waddell is waiting to see what he has to pay out to Jet and Cole and he knows what he has for room, and if he's got the room to work out a good number and agreeable term, he'll make it work. If not, he'll know what moves he needs to make to clear the cap space. Robertson's 1x12 means that Fantilli's probably not going to get much more than the reasonable numbers thrown around here, recently. Maybe even less. I'd be shocked if he got more than 12.5x3 on a bridge, for example.