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Originally Posted by Bingo
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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This is what I've got assuming the Flames get the two guys they're rumored to be after for roughly what I have there, plus educated guesses on Lindholm, Hanifin, Janko and Rittich.
That's $4,758,290 of cap space left but they need to get Andersson on the team. Maybe he takes Hogstrom's spot and fights with Kulak for the final starting spot, or maybe they move Stone if Andersson has a great camp and clear out even more salary.
Plus, as you mentioned,there is still the Brouwer question.