@mathgod
You're right that Monahan and Zadorov won't be on the Flames next season ( although I do think Monahan leaves via a buyout so he wont be off the books).
I am not as optimistic about Gawdin and Phillips being at an NHL caliber as you. Not to say that other players don't step up on ELCs
Gaudreau and Tkachuk seem cheap to me, and Jankrok a little expensive ( if that is what he asks for the Flames better let him walk).
As for Lucic who knows, if he could get traded it would work, but a buy out would only net $666,666 in savings ( hail Satan).
In short, it is going to be very tiiiiggghhhttt and it is not likely we see a similar team get kept together.
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