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Originally Posted by ComixZone
For 2023/2024 the Flames are effectively capped-out on the projected $86.5M salary cap. We have enough to cover the raises to Weegar and Huberdeau, while replacing the other expiring contracts with near-league minimum deals.
With $4.787M the Flames would need to fill the “?” In the roster below:
Huberdeau - Lindholm - Toffoli
Dube - Kadri - Mangiapane
Ruzicka - Backlund - Coleman
? - Rooney - ?
?
Hanifin - Andersson
Zadarov - Weegar
Kylington - Tanev
?
Markstrom
Vladar
So, $4.787M to fill 4 roster spots.
The big question is whether the “core” is anywhere near good enough to contend for a Stanley Cup. If not, some pretty significant trades will need to be worked out. I really hope we don’t end up acquiring someone like Josh Anderson, as he’s not better than anyone on the projected roster above - so I don’t think he loves the needle.
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That's assuming the cap goes up. If it doesn't, we're actually over the cap and needing to shed more players without even dressing the 23 man roster.
