[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by getbak

These are the required Qualifying Offers for each of the Flames RFAs...

• Bennett: $1,950,000 (one way)
• Foo: $874,125 (two way)
• Healy: $874,125 (two way)
• Lazar: $1,050,000 (two way)
• Lomberg: $715,000 (two way)
• Mangiapane: $715,000 (two way)
• McDonald: $874,125 (two way)
• Pollock: $735,000 (two way)
• Quine: $735,000 (two way)
• Rittich: $840,000 (two way)
• Rychel: $761,250 (two way)
• Tkachuk: $874,125 (one way)
• Valiev: $715,000 (two way)

Most will likely be qualified. The ones most-likely to be cut loose are Lazar, McDonald, and Pollock.


As for the UFAs:

Graovac, Peluso, and Taormina all probably go wandering down the road trying to find another team to give them a chance for a year.

Prout and Fantenberg have both likely played their last games as Flames.

Hathaway and Smith are the only UFAs to likely get consideration for a new contract. Those will depend on what the player is looking for and who else is on the market. I wouldn't be surprised if both go unsigned prior to July 1, but might circle back if no one gives them an offer that blows them away.

Of the two, I'd say Hathaway is the one more-likely to sign before July 1.

Weird. I’d say Lazar is one of the least likely to be cut loose out of the RFA list. Obviously fan sentiment on him varies greatly.

After Tkachuk, Rittich, Mangiapane and Bennett the player with the highest upside and likelihood of being an nhler is Lazar IMO.