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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I posted this a while back:
How does that work out for the Flame? We have:
17.15M tied up in our top 3 D
I would reasonably expect Bennett+Monahan will make ~12.5M by the end of next season.
Gaudreau alone should makes 7.5M
Frolik makes 4.3M
We are desperately searching for one more true top 6 winger worth that salary. 6M is not an unrealistic pay.
Backlund makes 3.575M
We're looking for a #4D still. But we need to keep ~4M in room open for one as it's a huge part in roster construction.
We're also looking for a #1G still. But we need to keep ~5M open for that, again.
So where does that leave us in flexibility from my plan? 60.5 in cap that should be tied up in those important positions, and that alotment leaves us at ~60M. That's not a lot of wiggle room if you focus on filling out the areas of need ahead of the areas of luxury.
If the plan is to pay Colborne in the range of 2.2M or so, you have to get rid of Bouma to avoid overspending on the bottom of your roster.
You just can't keep banking on a rising cap, that's for sure.
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I agree with much of this, but I'm not sure that:
a. Treliving can't get Johnny for less than 7.5;
b. The top 6 winger will cost that much - anyone at that salary isn't going to be the right age for this team IMO. I'm not in favour of a UFA winger. And there's still some pretty good prospect of developing Shinkaruk, maybe Poirier and whoever they draft this year into that role.
c. I also don't think there's a big need for a number 4. There are a lot of prospects plus Nakladal and Jokipakka who can work a number 4 effectively.
d. Keep in mind that a lot of cap unfriendly contracts are gone after enxt year, and I don't think next year is "the" year for Calgary to make its big push.
I do agree that you'd rather not overpay the bottom of the roster, and that Bouma's contract was not prudent. But the way of the NHL is that vets get paid and quite often many of the medium-high salaried forwards are at the bottom of the roster. That's what happens with UFAs.