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Originally Posted by The Original FFIV
We don't really have any horribad contracts after this season. Only ones I would quantify as bad as follows
Stajan
Raymond
Smid
Wideman
Engelland
we could buy all but Stajan out as they are expiring deals and have room to add. But I don't see that as necessary for all of them. Any of these shorter term contracts could be sent to a team looking to get out of longer term financial obligation (LA, Minnesota or NYR). Any cap stress we appear to have is short lived given the money that comes off the books this year and next. Excluding Stajan, $14.75m comes off the books at the end of 2017 season, if nothing changes from now to that time.
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True.
These contracts really hurt when the rebuild is going faster than expected. With structure I am optimistic the Flames will be back in the playoffs. But things open up next year roster and cap wise. By then expectations will be even higher, so it's good that they will have the money.