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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
No doubt. I can't remember a single season in the last 20 where there Flames didn't sign at least a depth player. With the NHL at large, you're probably looking at MAYBE one team per year that doesn't sign at least one UFA. I get that people fell in love with last year's team, but there will be change, there always is. All you can do is hope that they are the right changes. I get the sense that some people think every UFA available is garbage and would make the team worse if they signed here.
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I don't think people examining this year's list of UFAs automatically think the entire list is garbage. But Treliving has already had two depth signings. Without knowing if the Flames will manage to re-sign any of our pending UFAs before they hit the market, I would think that Treliving is probably only on the look for defensive depth. Thus I don't think the "top" UFA D from that list will be targeted, due to the money and term they will likely command in open bidding. We might see a D signing in the mid to lower tiers of players listed. But I also wouldn't be shocked if nothing happens.