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Originally Posted by kirant
Not going for competitive players...but ones I think the Flames could land (maybe).
1) Devin Setoguchi. Probably a fair target here. Setoguchi is a player who probably fits well for the Flames...he needs a fresh start and time to rebuild value and the Flames are short RWs at the moment. Give him a short term contract to prove his worth and sell himself to the league as the 20 goal scorer he was before.
2) Thomas Greiss. Everyone in the goalie market will be going for Hiller and Miller, who both would likely want guaranteed starts. Greiss sometimes struggles with softies but he could easily work as an alternative to Ramo on nights.
3) Anders Lindback. Big and Scandinavian is the order of the day for Greiss alternatives. Lindback struggled a bit over the season but I would love to see him and Ramo push each other over the next few years for starts...I think Lindback has some untapped potential left in him.
4) Dave Bolland. I think he's got a bum reputation because of the injury. Backlund/Monahan/Bolland/Stajan works as a good rebuilding centre depth...especially as Stajan can move up in minutes as needed. Great PK guy and I think would work very well with Bollig.
5) Jamie McBain. Much like Setoguchi, I think there's some potential left in McBain that the Flames might be able to capitalize on.
Here's what I ended up with (using random 13/14 forwards and 7 defence):
FORWARDS
Jiri Hudler ($4.000m) / Sean Monahan ($0.925m) / Joe Colborne ($1.200m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.500m) / Devin Setoguchi ($2.750m)
Brandon Bollig ($1.250m) / Dave Bolland ($2.500m) / David Jones ($4.000m)
Lance Bouma ($0.750m) / Matt Stajan ($3.125m) / Brian McGrattan ($0.750m)
Max Reinhart ($0.618m) / Corban Knight ($0.900m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.250m)
T.J. Brodie ($2.125m) / Kris Russell ($2.600m)
Tyler Wotherspoon ($0.925m) / Ladislav Smid ($3.500m)
Jamie McBain ($2.000m) /
GOALTENDERS
Karri Ramo ($2.750m)
Thomas Greiss ($1.750m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $51,738,333; BONUSES: $3,960,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $17,261,667
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Would rather not with Bolland. Why not have Reinhart, Grandlund, or Knight try to fit that 3rd/4th line center role?