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Originally Posted by David Struch

Gaudreau (6,750,000) Monahan (6,375,000) Tkachuk (925,000)
Jankowski (925,000) Backlund (3,575,000) Frolik (4,300,000)
Ferland (1,500,000) Bennett (2,700,000) Lazar (874,125)
Bouma (2,200,000) Stajan (3,125,000) Brouwer (4,500,000)
Hamilton (612,500) Chiasson (840,000)

Giordano (6,750,000) Hamilton (5,750,000)
Brodie (4,650,400 ________
Kulak (660,000) Andersson (755,833)
Bartkowski (612,500)

Smith (4,250,000)
________

Salary Cap: $75,000,000 million
Bonuses/Buyout (Raymond) $1,670,000
Total Cap Hit: $63,680,358
Cap Space Available: $11,319,642

I don't understand how so many posters believe the Flames are cash strapped?

I agree. This gets said so much on here that the Flames can't spend 6 on a top line winger or the need to move Backlund because he will cost too much and they won't have the cap space

They can sign a 6 million player easily and keep Stone and keep Backlund and they should have no issues resigning Tkachuk and 2 years. The cap will go up every year and every year it does Gaudreau, Monahan, Brodie, Hamilton and so on contracts will get better and better. The Flames have 0 7 million cap players and currently there are 33 with a couple Oilers rumored to be getting more than that and 1 getting double that. Radulov also rumoured to be getting 7, Shattenkirk more than likely will too. Gaudreau and Gio might not even crack the top 40 in the NHL. The Flames right now have as good as cap as any team in the NHL. Definitely out of the teams that made the playoffs last year.

Not sure if Oshie is the guy that puts us over the top but 6 for 6 is a good deal as in a 75mil cap 6 is getting to be almost 2nd line money. Next year the cap will be 77 at minimum and as long as there is no lockout this trend continues each year