[Caged Great]

I'd rather sign Stone and Francois Beauchemin for the #4/5 spots for 6 million or so than waste assets going after someone else. When the acquisition cost is just $ and you have $ to spend, why not go that route. A lot of players will see Calgary as a team on the verge of becoming elite, and were mostly hampered by bad contracts that have now mostly expired. With those $ being reallocated towards quality talent, the Flames should be up there with Chicago and Minnesota for the top spot in the West.