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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Tagging room:
If Mike stone, Brodie or Frolik had contracts that expired this July 1, I believe the flames would've had enough tagging room to sign Stone to his extension. Having said that, they still wouldn't have been able to pay him without moving out Neal's deal. Imagine this week in terms of offersheets if the flames had 3 million in cap space for next season instead of 13.
Vegas reportedly had to wait until the March 1 tagging room as well, but knew they could get under the cap in the off-season (like they just did) before the Karlsson extension came into effect. Because Neal's term was already looking to be immoveable, Calgary did not have nearly the confidence they'd be able to move the cap pieces necessary to keep stone, tkachuk and sign competent goaltending.
I know it's been beaten to death and the severity of it is seriously depressing to consider going forward, but Neal's contract is absolutely crippling for Calgary.
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I so suck at understanding stuff written like this but if i am reading it correctly, they needed whatever cap room they had at the deadline + whatever expiring contracts they had coming up on Monday to total whatever it was that Stone was making last year? (7.5 IIRC)
Did they not have that AND way more since they are sitting at 13 million in space as of today?
Not trying to beat a dead horse here, but this is the kind of minutiae I really dont pay a ton of attention to as i find it mind numbing, but something that obviously can affect things as well.