I just wish the Flames had the cap space to sign Mark Stone during the summer.
He'd be pretty likely to sign here, because of his potential line mates, the fact that Calgary is close to his home, his brother plays on the team, other members of his family are here, and the team is good.
I also don't think he'll sign for anything too crazy (although I think he does deserve crazy money). I don't see him being very overpaid on his next contract.
But unfortunately, I can't see any plausible way that the Flames could clear up that much cap space (especially while keeping Michael Stone).
The Flames would have to lose at least two of Brodie, Frolik, Neal, Ryan, or Backlund.
Trading Brodie and Backlund would leave big holes. Ryan and Neal would cost a lot of assets to trade away.
If they did some manage it, the Flames' offense would be among the best in the league until the end of Gaudreau's contract, probably beyond.
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