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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
^^ I think you are double counting Bennett, as his cap hit is already 3+ for salary cap purposes. More importantly, you have basically laid out a top 9 forward and top 4 D (if you include Kevin as an RFA). The Flames won't need 10 high priced guys, especially if you factor in RFAs and ELCs. Thankfully all roster decisions aren't frozen until 2017, as you seem to suggest. Lot's of moving parts, especially considering the expansion draft.
There isn't a ton of room, but it isn't as bad as you make it out.
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2016-17 Flames The 11 players signed for 43.7M
Monahan
Brouwer
Backlund
Frolik
Stajan
Bouma
Hamilton $612K
Shinkaruk 863k
Gio
Brodie
Hamilton
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Players I added 2 goalies total 6M Gaudreau 7.5 and Bennett 3M leaving 13.5M of cap space.
Yep it is that bad