When I do up the Flames roster by signing their RFAs there is certainly money left over, but not a lot of space.
I have roughly $8M when the dust settles and a full roster with promoted kids.
If you assume they're adding Derek Ryan at say $2.5 then $5.5 is left which is plenty, but then where do they fit.
To me the big issue is where do they all play? I don't know if you can add $5M worth of additional help up front without moving players out or buying out Brouwer (they have two more days).
Clear top nine forwards would include Gaudreau, Monahan, Lindholm, Tkachuk, Backlund, Frolik, Bennett and Jankowski. Ryan makes 9. Brouwer is taking up a spot on the fourth line.
They need to move bodies out, especially if they want to see what Mangiapane and Foo can do.
Makes we wonder if they are using the negotiation window to make the final call on Brouwer's buy out.
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