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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The team will have plenty of cap space and there is no way they are outsucking the other bottom feeders. There is no way I can see them even top 5 bottom next year.
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If they move Markstrom it could be a real possibility. Of the teams currently behind them it is definitely plausible that Ottawa, Montreal, Buffalo, New Jersey and Pittsburgh are better than the Flames over 82 games next year. If Arizona or Columbus gets a few pieces the Flames could be bottom five. Bottom 7 is more likely.
San Jose likely has the worst team wrapped up and I don’t see Anaheim or Chicago being significantly better next year.
A lot depends on what happens over the summer. If Kadri asks to get out at the end of the year and Markstrom actually gets out it is hard to imagine the Flames replacing them let alone all the other guys who left this year.