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Originally Posted by David Struch

Here are this season's numbers...

2018-19 Calgary Flames:

Gaudreau 6,75 Monahan 6,375 Lindholm 4,85
Tkachuk ,925 Nylander 7,0 Neal 5,75
Frolík 4,3 Backlund 5,35 Czarnik 1,25
Dubé ,778 Ryan 3,125 Jankowski 1,675
Hathaway ,850

Giordano 6,75 Andersson ,755
Hanifin 4,95 Hamonic 3,857
Välimäki ,894 Stone 3,5
Prout ,800

Smith 4,25
Rittich ,800

Salary Cap $79,500,000
Cap Hit $77,631,108
Buyouts $2,404,167
Bonuses $1,540,000
Cap Space $1,560,358

And if you try to improve in goal (and also have to eat some Smith salary)? Or if you have to give Nylander 8?

What's the cap next year with Tkachuk in line for a raise, with Rittich in line for a raise and signing a good goalie (assuming you keep Smith this year)?

Other considerations - that D is far inferior to what we have now. And I don't especially want a guy who holds out (especially with his agent). I also don't know that Nylander can play centre (faceoffs are only one aspect). He played wing 80-90% of last year, with either Matthews, Kadri, Bozek and Moore. More importantly, about 77% of his even strength production was on the wing.