3rd/4th line winger. His should hopefully compliment Bouma on the opposite wing.
The cap floor situation is tricky for the Flames but I hope we don't target any UFA forwards this summer. If we need to hit the cap floor overpay for Butler for two years or for a back up on a 1-2 year deal as well. Let guys like Galliardi and Westgarth walk. Shane O'Brien still has one year left on his deal, 2 million for next season.
Glencross - Stajan - Hudler
Byron - Monahan - Colborne
Reinhart - Backlund - Bouma
???? - ???? - McGratton
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The Flames have a plethora of guys either ready or close to knocking on the door. Gotta make room for Reinhart, Knight, Granlund soon, these guys look like the players ready to make the next step. Baertschi is close to that group as well coming on strong to end the season. A guy like Hanowski is in tough as he just doesn't do anything that strongly that others do, a slower bigger Horak, jack of all trades master of none type.
To be a drafting and developing team you have to make room for the guys that are ready for the next crop coming along.
Hopefully graduating are - Knight, Reinhart, Granlund, Baertschi, Wotherspoon?
Coming into the AHL - Poirier, Arnold, Gaudreau, Agostino, Van Brabant
Wildcards - Sieloff and Ferland due to injuries
Went off topic there a bit but despite the cap situation the Flames have to make room for a player like Reinhart who is close.
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