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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
The majority of those players are pretty easy re-signs though with players who are mostly AHL fodder. The Flames are in amazing position next year with the top 6 being all signed to reasonable (or entry level) deals. It will be the 2016-17 offseason in which Treviling will be busy with Hudler, Colborne, Monahan, Gaudreau, Granlund and Giordano need to be resigned.
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I imagine giordano will be re-signed this coming summer for $7 million+ and that will leave the rest of the kids for the span of the 2015-2016 season. If gaudreau and Monahan continue to develop as well as they have into next season, I think the smart move by treliving will be to shoot for the long term deals. Unlike Brodie and backlund... Seems like these guys won't need a bridge deal to prove their value as it already looks like they are doing that in their rookie contract. Probably $5 million per year for 5 years for each of them. Maybe longer for Monahan cause he is younger so the flames can buy more years before he is UFA eligible.
Hudler is an interesting case... Hard to know what the plan will be with him. If he is re-signed it might not be till the end of the season that his contract expires. He's been a great veteran player or the team and if the flames keep on track they should be a favoured destination for veterans like him looking for a competitive team that looks poised for a playoff push for the foreseeable future.
I could see granlund getting a bridge contract like Brodie and backlund. I could also see colborne getting a 3 or 4 year deal worth $3-4 million per season if he continues from where he left off when he got hurt.