you saying they didn't have money in 1983? you saying they had 10 million cap in 1983....i'm not sure but i think back then that was a lot of money...i could be wrong though.
its hockey a goalie is bound to get hurt and a team who wants to win the cup knows that they need a soild goaltender to acheive that. Many back up goalies aren't qualfied enough to lead a team to the cup (besides legace) a team will be forced to get cujo