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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Promote from within. There is no point in spending money on a UFA D man next season.
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Promoting from within will likely result in a prospect struggling to keep his head above the water in a top 4 role. Also, the forward, and goalie ranks seem pretty full, and Conroy mentioned that he would be looking for a couple of vets.
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“One thing we didn’t have last year was any flexibility on the cap, so we weren’t able to add anything,” Conroy said. “So this year to have some money and build the team and add some players is going to be big for us moving forward.”
“If there’s the right length of a contract, if there’s a need that we have, we’ll do that. It’s hard to find certain players,” Conroy said. “Maybe to add a veteran or two would be something nice. We have a good mix. We’re trying to let the young guys play, and that’s still the priority, but if we can find help for two or three years, that’s what we’d be looking for because it’s hard to make trades for certain players and we still want to be competitive."
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GM Craig Conroy hints Calgary Flames could be players on free agent market this summer
That's why I expect the Flames to add a top 4 D-men on a ~3 yr contract.