Ownership likely won't want to commit long term to Cammi at the money he will demand simply because we are going to lose more games than win next year. Investing money in a poor(rebuilding) team at this point makes little to no sense.
Yes there is a cap floor and we have to hit it. But that can be achieved by other means than investing in a guy who will be well passed his prime before this team is competitive.
Spend to get to the floor by taking on some short-term bad contracts or slightly overpaying for short term players in and around the pre- or at "apex" players. This allows a number of good things for the team moving forward.
1) Allows us to see if any UFA's are worthy of moving forward with the club.
2) Opens up a roster spot for a rookie and allows them to compete for said spot and hey, one could really surprise and bring MORE than Cammi offers.
3) Allows ownership to make a little money through the rebuild by just hitting the cap floor the next 2 years. And they will if the Flames play as hard next year as they did this year.
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