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AR_Six · 02-12-2013, 04:03 PM

After Capgeeking a bit, if the Flames were to unload Iggy, Kipper and Bouwmeester this year - which in my view they absolutely should do at the deadline or before - they will have 14 guys on the roster next year and $27,473,333 in cap space. Round it to 27.5.

Assume that Cervenka or a usable replacement in the top 6 costs $3M. That gets us down to 24.5M. Say $800k on the backup tendy, another 700k on a depth forward and we're at $23M. Backlund and Brodie are getting raises coming off their ELC's - let's say that they cost $5M combined. Sign a bottom pairing d for $1M.

I don't think any of those prices are unreasonable - they're as likely to be optimistic as pessimistic. The count sits at $17M left and are missing a #1 defenseman, a #1C, a first line RW, and a starting goalie. Good luck doing that for $4.25aav on average. Here's the team:

Tanguay ??????? ???????
($3M Guy) Cammy Hudler
Glencross Backlund Stempniak
($700k Guy) Jones Baertschi
Jackman

?????? Giordano
Brodie Wideman
Smith ($1M Guy)
Sarich

?????????????
($800k Guy)

02-12-2013, 04:03 PM	#75
AR_Six Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Nov 2011 Exp:	After Capgeeking a bit, if the Flames were to unload Iggy, Kipper and Bouwmeester this year - which in my view they absolutely should do at the deadline or before - they will have 14 guys on the roster next year and $27,473,333 in cap space. Round it to 27.5. Assume that Cervenka or a usable replacement in the top 6 costs $3M. That gets us down to 24.5M. Say $800k on the backup tendy, another 700k on a depth forward and we're at $23M. Backlund and Brodie are getting raises coming off their ELC's - let's say that they cost $5M combined. Sign a bottom pairing d for $1M. I don't think any of those prices are unreasonable - they're as likely to be optimistic as pessimistic. The count sits at $17M left and are missing a #1 defenseman, a #1C, a first line RW, and a starting goalie. Good luck doing that for $4.25aav on average. Here's the team: Tanguay ??????? ??????? ($3M Guy) Cammy Hudler Glencross Backlund Stempniak ($700k Guy) Jones Baertschi Jackman ?????? Giordano Brodie Wideman Smith ($1M Guy) Sarich ????????????? ($800k Guy) Last edited by AR_Six; 02-12-2013 at 04:06 PM.