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trackercowe · 10-10-2023, 10:44 PM

Agreed with what many others have said, Lindholm is going to Gaudreau himself and end up leaving significant money on the table. I see him signing a 7x7 or 7/7.5 million deal in the offseason. That's almost 20 million left on the table. It's disappointing, but also a relief in a sense.

I'm sick and tired of the Flames overpaying for players. Let's wait out the next 2-3 seasons, and try and convince players to sign up once the new arena is finished. Why burn up our cap room before then? Keep going on the retool until then, sign players that sincerely want to be here, acquire as many assets as possible, and rebuild through the draft.

I really don't understand why ownership won't embrace the rebuild... what's the advantage in "going for it" every year? Ticket sales will be similar, and even if they somehow made the playoffs they would be an early round casualty. Is there really that much revenue from the short playoff runs they've had in recent years?

10-10-2023, 10:44 PM	#8859
trackercowe Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Exp:	Agreed with what many others have said, Lindholm is going to Gaudreau himself and end up leaving significant money on the table. I see him signing a 7x7 or 7/7.5 million deal in the offseason. That's almost 20 million left on the table. It's disappointing, but also a relief in a sense. I'm sick and tired of the Flames overpaying for players. Let's wait out the next 2-3 seasons, and try and convince players to sign up once the new arena is finished. Why burn up our cap room before then? Keep going on the retool until then, sign players that sincerely want to be here, acquire as many assets as possible, and rebuild through the draft. I really don't understand why ownership won't embrace the rebuild... what's the advantage in "going for it" every year? Ticket sales will be similar, and even if they somehow made the playoffs they would be an early round casualty. Is there really that much revenue from the short playoff runs they've had in recent years? Last edited by trackercowe; 10-10-2023 at 10:47 PM.