So assuming no major shakeups, I think the plan might to be to buyout Stone after someone files for arbitration.
Forwards:
Gaudreau, Monahan, Neal, Backlund, Lindholm, Frolik, Ryan, Jankowski, Czarnik, Dube, Quine (or ELC Contract)
Defense:
Giordano, Hanifin, Brodie, Hamonic, Valimaki, Andersson, Kylington
Goalies:
Talbot
That would leave the Flames with 12.5M to sign Tkachuk, Mangiapane, Bennett and Rittich:
7M to Tkachuk (for as long as you can get)
1M to Mangiapane
2.5M to Bennett
2M to Rittich (one year show me contract where he battles Talbot)
23 man roster with pretty much no breathing room and an optimistic cap-hit or unfavourable term for Tkachuk. So might still take a Frolik trade etc.
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