I'm not in a panic about this, and admitting that I agree with Ricardodw on something makes me a little nervous, but I don't see room for Hudler either.
My calculations have 24 players and 73.7M in salary for 2016-17, and with that I'm sure there is all kinds of debate (high and low)
but the fact remains, adding Hamilton and Frolik and with Giordano, Gaudreau and Monahan all getting new deals the Flames are pretty much tapped out.
However I don't see it as a 2016-17 issue, that's merely the starting point for a new Hudler deal. I think the biggest reason he's out the door is because he will want to get paid (and deserves to) and the Flames can't fit that big dollar 5 year deal into their projections. Doesn't fit their timeline, especially with extending themselves post apex on Giordano.
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