The Flames currently have Weegar, and Andersson as locks in the top 4, but I don't see the Flames going with Kylington, and Miromanov in the top 4 to start next season. I see Kylington and Miromanov fighting for the 4th D spot, with the loser cementing the bottom pairing.
Personally, I see the Flames going after a stay at home D to round out the top 4. Here are the potential options and their contract projections by
AFPAnalytics.
Defensive D:
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Player AGE POS SHOOTS Contract Proj G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Brodie 34 RD L 3 x $4.9M 0 24 20 21:45 49.3 49.6
DeMelo 31 RD R 4 x $5.1M 3 30 42 21:45 51.8 51.4
Roy 29 RD R 4 x $5.6M 4 23 18 20:59 55.4 53.3
Pesce 30 RD R 6 x $6.7M 3 13 10 20:17 54.5 57.3
Dumba 30 RD R 3 x $3.7M 4 11 -16 19:50 46.3 45.7
Tanev 35 RD R 3 x $4.7M 2 19 23 19:40 53.5 51.6
Martinez 37 LD L 1 x $1.7M 4 13 2 19:13 45.3 44.4
4/5 Options:
Player AGE POS SHOOTS Contract Proj G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Myers 34 RD R 2 x $2.7M 4 25 14 18:54 52.4 48.7
Carrier 28 RD R 3 x $3.6M 4 19 6 18:48 51.2 50.9
Cole 35 LD L 2 x $3.1M 2 11 8 18:44 53.1 48.5
Hakanpaa 32 RD R 2 x $2.4M 2 12 10 18:38 50.2 48.4
Forbort 32 LD L ??????? 0 4 8 17:47 52.7 45.4
Grzelcyk 31 LD L 3 x $4.1M 2 10 13 17:34 47.0 45.3
Zadorov 29 LD L 4 x $5.1M 6 19 1 17:23 48.2 50.4
That's the group I'd target with DeMelo, and Roy being the top options for the Flames. Pretty much anyone from the 1st group not named Dumba. I could also see the Flames sign a 4/5 stop gap, Carrier jumps out in that regard.
Hybrid/Offensive
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Player AGE POS SHOOTS Contract Proj G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Hanifin 27 LD L 7 x $7.7M 13 43 19 23:37 51.7 51.0
Montour 30 RD R 7 x $8.7M 7 32 -3 23:20 53.3 55.1
Skjei 30 LD L 6 x $7.4M 13 46 15 21:16 54.2 57.6
Walker 30 RD R 4 x $4.9M 10 28 9 19:09 54.6 53.5
Gostisbeh 31 LD L 3 x $4.4M 10 50 -18 19:02 46.2 48.5
4/5 options:
Player AGE POS SHOOTS Contract Proj G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Dillon 34 LD L 2 x $3.9M 8 20 16 18:44 49.5 49.6
OEL 33 LD L 3 x $3.7M 9 30 7 18:35 54.0 55.6
Barrie 33 RD R 2 x $3.7M 1 15 -10 18:19 46.4 43.8
Gustaffson 32 LD L 3 x $5.0M 6 30 2 17:22 51.6 53.8
Kylington 27 LD L 2 x $2.5M 2 5 -7 16:48 49.0 46.6
I don't really see any suitable options for the Flames from that group, asid from re-signing Kylington, which they should. Also, some of those contract projections for offensive D-men seem really off, so take them with a grain of salt.
So what d-men do you think the Flames will be interested in, and might have the appetite to come here this summer?
PS: if you have better contract projections or information that should be added, I'd gladly add it to the list.
Potential trade targets:
1 year remaining:
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Player AGE SH-POS NTC/NMC Contract G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Orlov 32 LS-LD No 1 x $7.75M 6 26 6 17:12 56.2 59.6
Ekblad 28 RS-RD 12-team TL 1 x $7.50M 4 18 27 20:51 58.6 57.6
Schmidt 32 LS-D 10-team TL 1 x $5.95M 2 13 9 16:46 55.1 52.2
Suter 39 LS-LD NMC 1 x $3.65M 2 17 16 18:59 53.7 51.7
Petry 36 RS-RD 15-team NTL 1 x $2.34M 2 22 -7 18:50 46.7 44.7
Savard 33 RS-RD No 1 x $3.50M 6 20 -2 20:08 45.2 43.7
Ceci 30 RS-RD No 1 x $3.25M 4 24 11 19:59 52.4 50.8
Maatta 29 LS-LD No 1 x $3.00M 4 17 16 16:00 48.5 47.2
A couple of interesting names in this group, mostly the first 2 in Ekblad, and Orlov. I doubt Ekblad moves, but he's a pretty good buddy with both Huberdeau and Weegar, and FLA might need the cap space. As for Orlov I thought he was absolutely great with BOS, but CAR is not a great fit. Both players would easily be flipped at the deadline IMO. The rest would have to come with considerable sweetners.
2 years remaining:
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Player AGE SH-POS NTC/NMC Contract G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Trouba 30 RS-RD 15-team NTL 2 x $8.00M 3 22 -3 21:19 48.2 46.9
Carlson 34 RS-RD 10-team NTL 2 x $8.00M 8 48 -10 25:47 47.7 47.3
McDonagh 34 LS-LD NTC 2 x $6.75M 3 29 16 21:43 56.6 52.5
Fowler 32 LS-D 4-team TL 2 x $6.50M 5 36 -36 24:29 44.9 46.8
Chiarot 32 LS-D 10-team NTL 2 x $4.75M 5 19 -4 19:38 45.3 43.2
Gudbranson 32 RS-RD 10-team NTL 2 x $4.00M 6 23 -14 19:35 45.3 45.6
Leddy 33 LS-LD NTC 2 x $4.00M 3 26 10 22:16 42.7 44.3
Holl 32 RS-RD 10-team NTL 2 x $3.40M 0 5 8 15:04 43.8 45.6
Soucy 29 LS-D NTC 2 x $3.25M 2 6 8 17:23 51.3 47.7
A lot of bad contracts here. I could potentially see a guy like Trouba, or Gudbranson being fun during a rebuild. That said, I doubt anyone here wants to come to CGY. I also don't want to touch a guy like Chiarot with a 10 ft pole. I doubt any of the players here would be a fit, even if a team was desperate to move them.
3+ years remaining:
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Player AGE SH-POS NTC/NMC Contract G P +/- TOI xG% CF%
Krug 32 LS-LD 15-team NTL 3 x $6.50M 4 39 -31 21:57 45.7 46.7
Faulk 32 RS-RD NTC 3 x $6.50M 2 30 -2 21:57 46.5 47.1
Risto 29 RS-RD No 3 x $5.10M 1 4 -6 16:41 56.7 51.6
Girard 25 LS-D No 3 x $5.00M 3 18 1 19:39 53.4 54.6
Zub 28 RS-RD 10-team NTL 3 x $4.60M 4 24 7 21:02 53.5 53.2
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Chabot 27 LS-LD No 4 x $8.00M 8 28 -4 23:20 50.7 51.4
Graves 28 LS-LD 12-team NTL 5 x $4.50M 3 14 10 18:23 50.1 48.8
I doubt the Flames would want anything to do with the first 3, but if COL wants to move Girard, or OTT Zub for cap reasons CGY should be in on it. As for Chabot and Graves, I think both could be buy low options, and decent players in the long run.