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Originally Posted by Macho0978
The Flames will have loads of space this summer to be active in the free agent market. If he does well there this team has potential to be much better next year
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Shrewd cap management is fine and all. But the UFA market this summer looks terrible.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...agents-of-2018
Bailey has since signed. Same with Hornquist. Look over that list and tell me where the Flames will find a top-6 RW. The only guy who might make it to UFA is Neal, and if so the bidding for his services is going to get silly.
Teams today lock up their difference-makers long-term. Even second-tier guys like Patrick Hornquist no longer make it to UFA.