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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Spending to the Cap means next to nothing in the NHL.
TEAM
Vegas Golden Knights - $96.45M
Montreal Canadiens - $95.79M
Edmonton Oilers - $90.96M
Washington Capitals - $90.45M
Tampa Bay Lightning - $89.62M
Vancouver Canucks - $89.04M
Toronto Maple Leafs - $89.01M
Carolina Hurricanes - $87.70M
Florida Panthers - $87.39M
Philadelphia Flyers - $86.40M
Boston Bruins - $84.06M
Colorado Avalanche - $83.91M
Pittsburgh Penguins - $83.79M
New Jersey Devils - $83.68M
St. Louis Blues - $83.16M
San Jose Sharks - $82.72M
New York Rangers - $82.50M
Dallas Stars - $82.37M
Calgary Flames - $82.28M
Seattle Kraken - $81.76M
Winnipeg Jets - $81.73M
Columbus Blue Jackets - $81.64M
Minnesota Wild - $81.45M
Los Angeles Kings - $81.12M
New York Islanders - $81.12M
Nashville Predators - $79.25M
Ottawa Senators - $79.15M
Chicago Blackhawks - $77.42M
Detroit Red Wings - $74.48M
Anaheim Ducks - $68.67M
Arizona Coyotes - $66.93M
Buffalo Sabres - $65.40M
I'd even argue that the Flames aren't doing enough as far as spending to the cap. They aren't weaponizing cap space, they aren't weaponizing LTIR. The Flames have been left behind in the "modern NHL" as far as cap management goes. The salary cap doesn't mean a damn when it comes to being a contender though, as the vast majority of the league are cap-teams. It's all about roster construction - full stop.
Let's look at last year's Stanley Cup Champions and their top home grown talent:
Colorado: Mackinnon (1st), Landeskog (2nd), Byram (4th), Makar (4th), Rantanen (10th), Newhook (16th)
Let's look at this year's Calgary Flames and their top home grown talent:
Calgary: Backlund (24th), Pelletier (26th), Andersson (53rd), Dube (56th)
The Calgary Flames are an impatiently run organization. They refuse to go through the pains of what it takes to build a Championship quality team. They consistently take the easiest path forward as a management/ownership group, and we consistently get the results such a path yields.
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Come on we all know the home grown talent thing is mostly because of guys leaving over geography
Gaudreau, Fox, Tkachuk, or injury...Monahan