Capfriendly has the Flames with $27,050,000 in cap space next year. Rumored it will go up by $1 million so let's say $28 million in cap space. I think Monahan will be gone, either through trade or maybe even buyout (buyout saves $4 million next year and costs $2 million the following).
Obviously trading his cap with no retention is ideal for cap savings so that saves another $6.375 million.
Total Cap Space $34,425,000
Gaudreau - 8 x $11
Tkachuk - 8 x $10
Mangiapane - 3 x $5 (bridge to UFA, can sign a long term contract at 28)
Kylington 3 x $4.5 (he won't be the highest paid defender and this puts him in line with the other top 3)
Ruzicka 2 x $1
Total - $31.5 million
Remaining - $2,925,000. Need 4 forwards and 3 defenseman.
Still not enough. So then it looks like Dube is the odd man out, as his $2.3 million would give the team $5,225,000 in space, and likely be enough to fill out the roster by graduating prospects.
Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Mangiapane - Backlund - Coleman
TBD - TBD - Toffoli
Lucic - Ruzicka - TBD
TBD
Hanifin - Andersson
Kylington - Tanev
TBD - TBD
TBD
Markstrom
Vladar
$5,225,000 to fill out the TBD positions.
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