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Originally Posted by ricardodw
The Flames like most teams have serval long term contracts that may be awful over the next 3 seasons (or great if the players perform well)
For 23-24
Tkachuk 9M ( min)
Backlund 5.35
Coleman 4.9
Lindolm 4.85
Hanifin 4.95
Andersson 4.55
Tanev 4.5
Zaradov 4M ??
Markstrom 6M
9 out of 11 top-6 top-4 #1 goalie
48.1 M
add Gaudreau at 7.9 56 out of say 84 M
That is not an easy ship to turn around with 28M for 13 more roster players
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You're purposely exaggerating the facts to support your argument. Do you honestly believe that contracts like Hanifin and Lindholm are in any way difficult to move?
We're talking about the Flames ability to go scorched Earth and start from scratch. The Flames simply do not have the long term anchors that would prevent them from doing that.
Do the Flames have cap space tied up right now? Of course, as do all respectable NHL teams. And 56 allocated to the top 10 players is solid IMO. A second line winger costs $5million+ a season. That's the reality of today's NHL.