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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Losing Smith, Patches (with 2 mil retained), and Dadonov actually only gives them an extra $10M in cap space, making for about $13M total going into next offseason (Smith being off the books is already calculated in their $2.5M cap space this offseason). Now, because you traded out Patches and Dadonov, the roster goes down to 9 players, so they need to sign 13 players for $13M, and within those 13 players for $13M they will be attempting to replace what Patches, Smith, Dadonov, and McNabb bring to the team.
Losing as many young players as they have and their upcoming first hurts that even more, of course. With Stone, March, Pietrangelo, Lehner, and Martinez all over 30 going into the next five years and so of those guys nearing 40 by the end of it, that’s a tight window with a rough cap position to manage it through.
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Yep and that doesn't even factor where Eichel is at
Lets not forget an NHL team would rather trade him than let him get the surgery...sounds like mixed opinions from other teams
bottom line its not a slam dunk PPG center when he returns. Wouldn't be the first player to go downhill fast after a major surgery...save the I told you so's
Also, lets not argue about stuff that hasn't happened. If the Flames lose Gaudreau and Tkachuk for nothing feel free but complaining about stuff that hasn't happened is pointless.