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Originally Posted by frinkprof
I think a big part of building a team is staggering the big contracts and having a diversity in age groups.
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I keep hearing this argument and I say cross the bridge when you get there. It would be a nice problem to have and not a bad one. Seriously, the chances are, the first round picks won't start their NHL careers in the same year. If Flames management is smart enough, they won't rush the prospect. The top 5 pick might begin his NHL career at 18 and the latest 19. Other first round picks, especially defensemen and goalies, will start their NHL careers later unless they are really good (which is a good thing).
First round draft picks have a pretty high cap hit. What happens is that instead of allocating cap room for performance bonuses you have a known cap hit you have to make room for.