When it comes to re-signing a guy like Backlund, or trading for and re-signing a guy like Evander Kane, I don't think people realize just how much cap space the Flames have going forward.
Especially if they clear $3 million with a Brouwer buy out.
You could hit up both Kane and Backlund with "Edmonton specials" (6x6) and still be well under the cap with or without Brouwer. Enough so that long term extensions for Tkachuk, Bennett and Janko wouldn't be a problem down the road either really because Frolik will eventually come off the books, as well some of the high priced D that will eventually be replaced by Andersson, Kylington, Valimaki and Fox cheaply for several years.
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