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Originally Posted by madmike
It is depressing, but with all the awful contracts they have now, the Flames should finally be able to tank successfully. In the past ownership and management have avoided tanks, but with the current roster I don’t see them having much choice. They’re going to bottom out like the Sharks, hamstrung by horrible, untradeable, long-term deals.
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I don't know that I'm actually that concerned about the salary cap going forward. I think the salary cap's about to shoot up, and the Flames will be able to make it work. For me, the concern is that the current top players are old and declining, and the Flames don't have blue-chip prospects, so the team just doesn't have much hope for the future. I think a lot of this has to do with trading too many draft picks, top, young players leaving, and basically being forced to build the top end of the team a little too much by trading for older players and free agency. Its not that the Flames haven't drafted any of their players, but I think the top end of the roster skews too much towards older players.