Tallon made a move [in 2011] that few of his peers would have considered, because they would have been stopped by the contract obstacle, and he saw beyond it. He saw what [Chicago’s Brian] Campbell could do on the ice. It’s a precedent worth considering because in the next few days, there will be considerable chatter about two other defencemen on big-ticket contracts who probably could be had for the right price. That would (be) Jay Bouwmeester of the Calgary Flames and Dan Boyle of the San Jose Sharks. Bouwmeester, 28, is signed for two more years at a cap hit of $6.68-million. Boyle, 35, is signed for two more years at a cap hit of $6.66-million.