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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
At just north of 17M, the big 3 for the Flames aren't even all that top heavy when compared to the rest of the league. Taking a quick look around the league at teams that have committed 3 years or more to three defensemen and it's pretty standard to have 15M+ spent on the top 3 defensemen.
Detroit has 15M committed to Green, Ericsson and Kronwall.
Washington has 15M committed to Niskanen, Orpiks and Carlson.
Rangers have 16M committed to Staal, Girardi and McDonagh.
Minnesota has 15.7M committed to Suter, Brodin and Scandella.
Los Angeles has 15M committed to Doughty, Muzzin and Martinez (Voynov being in limbo).
Tampa has 14.5M committed to Stralman, Garrison and Carle (with Hedman to sign).
A team like St. Louis already has 12M committed to Pietrangelo and Bouwmeester, so if they want to re-sign Shattenkirk 2 years from now they will easily become more expensive then the Flames trio.
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Great post and very useful information. I like where the Flames sit with this group, but ultimately will depend on Hamilton and Brodie's continued progression and Gio's ongoing health. Seems like a reasonable bet to make. There is upside there - enough upside for a championship team IMO.
Now BT is going to have to start shedding $'s from the bottom pairings.