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ricardodw · 07-02-2015, 09:59 AM

There was a post that suggested Hudler would be re-signed/ extended for 7M.

Gave me pause to think if that was possible.

Current Flames contract cap hits for 2016-17 (not counting Smid's 3.5M)

Dougie Hamilton - $5,750,000
Dennis Wideman - $5,250,000
T.J. Brodie - $4,650,000
Michael Frolik - $4,300,000
Mikael Backlund - $3,575,000
Mason Raymond - $3,150,000
Matt Stajan - $3,125,000
Deryk Engelland - $2,916,668
Brandon Bollig - $1,250,000
Sam Bennett - $925,000

That's 10 contracts... Bennett has a chance to get 2.5M in bonuses

Then guesses

Monahan - 6,000,000
Gaudreau - 6,000,000
Gio - 7,500,000
Hudler - 7,000,000

Total cap hit 61.4 M

Having the cap go up by 5% would put it at 75M

That leaves just under 14M to sign 7-8 players -- 5-6 Skaters and 2 goalies including Bouma and Colborne and Russell.

This kind of points out that the Flames don't plan to sign Hudler to a big contract... his extra cap room was spent on Frolik.

The Flames spending spree (Backlund, Hamilton, Frolik) is over .... There is absolutely no room to take on any more cap.

The 2015-16 Flames roster is going to be pretty close to as good as it gets for the next few years. Any team improvement will depend on organization growth and development.

07-02-2015, 09:59 AM	#1
ricardodw Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	Flames cap situation 2016-17 There was a post that suggested Hudler would be re-signed/ extended for 7M. Gave me pause to think if that was possible. Current Flames contract cap hits for 2016-17 (not counting Smid's 3.5M) Dougie Hamilton - $5,750,000 Dennis Wideman - $5,250,000 T.J. Brodie - $4,650,000 Michael Frolik - $4,300,000 Mikael Backlund - $3,575,000 Mason Raymond - $3,150,000 Matt Stajan - $3,125,000 Deryk Engelland - $2,916,668 Brandon Bollig - $1,250,000 Sam Bennett - $925,000 That's 10 contracts... Bennett has a chance to get 2.5M in bonuses Then guesses Monahan - 6,000,000 Gaudreau - 6,000,000 Gio - 7,500,000 Hudler - 7,000,000 Total cap hit 61.4 M Having the cap go up by 5% would put it at 75M That leaves just under 14M to sign 7-8 players -- 5-6 Skaters and 2 goalies including Bouma and Colborne and Russell. This kind of points out that the Flames don't plan to sign Hudler to a big contract... his extra cap room was spent on Frolik. The Flames spending spree (Backlund, Hamilton, Frolik) is over .... There is absolutely no room to take on any more cap. The 2015-16 Flames roster is going to be pretty close to as good as it gets for the next few years. Any team improvement will depend on organization growth and development. Last edited by ricardodw; 07-02-2015 at 10:02 AM.