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Old 12-19-2022, 09:10 AM   #93
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina View Post
The Sharks are a look to the future of what the Flames could look like in about 4-5 years. I don't mean that as a doomsday prediction but by that point the Flames will still have a number of veterans signed with term remaining and tough to move $ amounts. But probably not enough to be a competitor.

I think that's when they re-build...3-5 years from now.
Yeah it's why it's frustrating to see them struggle now. In theory this and next season are probably as good as it gets for this group and their window and in the back half of the decade things could be pretty challenging for this franchise given the amount of mid-30's players that will be consuming a large portion of the salary cap. I wouldn't be surprised if the next CBA adds another round of compliance buyouts as there will be a good handful of teams hamstrung by bad contracts.
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