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Originally Posted by thymebalm
Based on the last ten years of Flames hockey, it's very likely that the opening roster will look like...
Giordano - Brodie
Hamilton - UFA/Russell re-up
UFA/Wideman re-up - UFA/Engelland re-up
xUFA
I don't know who this Ufa guy is, but he's going to have a lot of ice time to cover on that roster.
Any good Ufas available to take a run at this July? edit: or Next July for that matter?
Defenders so rarely become available to the open market as it is.
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Defense this year for UFA Free Agency 2016 doesn't look to be great. However, RFA's are looking pretty good for defense. Say we don't resign Russell and choose not to sign everyone, this is what the roster looks like.
Giordano-Brodie
Engelland-Hamilton
Smid-Wideman
2017 July is when a lot of our bad contracts are gone from the team including three players from the lineup above. (Mason Raymond & Brandon Bollig as well)
Giordano-Brodie
X-Hamilton
X-X
That year, $15,116,666 comes off the book and the only key players to sign are Sam Bennett & Micheal Ferland and Jon Gillies.
Most notable UFA's 2017 July for defence:
Hedman, Victor
Shattenkirk, Kevin
Burns, Brent
It would be great if this is the outcome.
Brodie-Hamilton
Giordano-UFA
Kylington/Culkin/Kulak/Wotherspoon-Andersson/Morrison