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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
lol what a pickle the Flames are in here.
Best player just put up 115 points and is a UFA in his prime.
Next best player just put up 100+ points and only has one year of control left, so even if you decide to avoid him walking away for nothing next off season his value is diminished unless the acquiring team talks to him and he expresses his willingness to sign a long term extension with them.
Meanwhile the Flames are up against the cap and have essentially two 4th liners eating up almost $13 million AAV.
Not to mention Andrew Mangiapane put up a career year as well and is an RFA who's agent has already come out and said they will be playing hardball in negotiations.
Oh, did I mention that half of their starting 6 Dmen are without contracts as well, and all in need of raises if they are to be brought back?
At least the draft is coming up soon.....wait, that's right...the Flames are without a 1st, 3rd, 4th or 6th round pick. They only have 3 picks total (2nd, 5th, 7th)
Hahaha
Man oh man does Treliving have his work cut out for him.
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On the plus side they have a decent farm team and a handful of guys who should be ready for depth roles. On D, Kylington won't cost a ton to sign and I think Mackey is NHL-ready.
The big problem is Gaudreau and Tkachuk. If they don't re-sign with the Flames then it really doesn't matter what else they do - they'll be a lottery team next year. At least they kept their 2023 first.