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Originally Posted by dobbles
And you guys love to bring up the mental side of it. That the organization has been open about a plan and communicated it to Wolf. That is well and good, but what is the organization telling him by sending him down after he accomplished everything in that league? What is the organization saying when he gets his weekly AHL check instead of an NHL one? Are they really showing him that they believe in him? I challenge all of you think think if you were in a position in your career where you have killed it and your organization doesn't put any faith in you. Doesn't give you the shot you have earned and deserve. Most of us would start looking for a new job. At the very least we would have a pretty sour opinion of the organization.
Last bit... I truly hope all of this is hypothetical and he gets a true chance this year and never goes back down. Most of my argument is against all the posters that say "hey the AHL team is here too and he's waiver exempt so we can send him down whenever". I think that is a silly attitude to take with the best prospect you have for the reasons above.
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I'm more concerned about the financial aspect of keeping Wolf in the AHL for most of the season over the development risk of having him play more AHL games. It really would be annoying to be one of the top 2 goalies in the organization and be earning 10% or less of his NHL contract whenever the Flames send him down for starts in the AHL.
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Dustin Wolf’s cap hit or annual average salary, excluding all bonuses, is $813,333. The Flames’ goalie has managed an annual average salary, including all bonuses of $825,000 for the current season 2022-23.
Wolf's package comprised a signing bonus of $85,000 upon joining the Flames. His base salary for the NHL's 2022-23 season is $750,000, and his minors salary is $70,000.
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/ice-hock...-flames-goalie
It does seem like a needlessly risky move for the Flames to take with their relationship to their top prospect. They know him and if him and his agent seem to understand and agree with the approach, then maybe I am worrying for nothing.