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Originally Posted by Bingo
Don't think Mackey and Gawdin have much to do with it.
The Flames have 11 or 12 pretty much guaranteed forwards that will make the team. I say 11 because maybe a guy like Ritchie gets pushed out for someone else. Either way if they carry 23 players, it comes down to Pelletier's salary vs say Gawdin, not both of them on the roster.
Pelletier at $863 and Zary at $894 aren't going to make a dent vs the other 13th forward salary of say $750
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What difference does it make who ends up on the roster? You're still looking at the $6M currently available taking a sizable hit when you factor in Dube and it will mean cap space in and around the $4-$5m range. That's not much to work with unless the goal is to nibble further around the edges.