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Originally Posted by ricardodw
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.
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Raymond, Bollig and Stajan could all easily be gone by this time next season. If pressed, each one of them is replaceable, right now, with players in the system. That's $7.5M right there. Wideman is another big ticket player that could very easily find himself pressed out of the lineup if Wotherspoon or Morrison step up and show they are ready to play. There is another $5.25M gone. That's almost $14M, or $10M after replacement contracts, that can come off the books just by promoting players into positions where they fit.
I also find it difficult to believe that Hudler would be getting a contract that sees him getting a $7M cap hit. He'll be riding shot gun on the top line for the next couple of years, but after that his place on the team will begin to diminish, and with that the money he is to be paid. I could see the Flames giving him a couple years at the big salary, but then two to three years at smaller salaries to drag the cap hit down. Something along the lines of $7/7/5.5/4.5/3.5, which would be a $5.5M cap hit for the next five years. That is some pretty good scratch for a guy who is going to be 32 when his next contract starts, and will take him to 38, or retirement age. Hudler is a consistent 15-20 goal guy and should be paid accordingly. He is still very affordable for the Flames.