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Originally Posted by Mathgod
A LATE first rounder in 2022.
The other first rounder is not until 2025.
The Flames are in their contention window now, and Toffoli is playing a very important role on this team.
Monahan was coming off major surgeries and there was no way of knowing how effective he would be, or if he would even be reliable health-wise.
It doesn't look like Heineman is going to pan out.
Pitlick was terrible and the Flames had to offload him.
And yes the removal of Monahan's cap hit from the books is directly what allowed the Flames to sign Kadri. No trade, no Kadri. There's no way around it. The two are directly linked.
So no, there was no "fleecing" here. And for you to suggest that there was "cap mismanagement" beforehand is just as ludicrous. Have you seen the sweetheart deals of Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson? (and others)
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The other part of this is nobody can really predict what the cap is going to do in the next few years. It's looking very good to go up fast. NBA had this happening recently, MLB seems to be seeing massive increases in payrolls which is dramtically increasing player contracts. Teams that have guys locked up from past years with pre-arb stars are looking very good right now.
The Flames even with age probelms have guys locked in right now. Huberdeau's deal isn't looking great right now but when the cap goes up and guys start make more than $15 mil a year even if a guy like Kadri is older and Huberdeau will be over 30 soon these deals will still be good for a long time when the cap skyrockets.
It was smart for the Flames to lock some players up now. Even if this season is a disaster they will not be in a bad spot and adding a top 10 pick in thsi draft might make a poor season turn out ok. A lot of season left and more than likely this team is in the playoffs but the Wranglers look good and adding a top 10 pick this team is set up still very well. If people are worried about Kadri's age just watch Backlund play and ask if this guy has slowed down?