[dino7c]

Why is Skinner even being talked about? he won't even be on the team in year one of the deal we are discussing. That is the whole point.

The by far most likely scenario is they don't win the cup this year and have to clear cap space next summer to fit in 10M or so in raises. If you don't think Oiler fans and management will be sweating at that point IDK what to say. Then the following year it gets even tougher to bring back the same team that...didn't win and is older.

Even if they are "cup favourites" which I disagree with it is still unlikely they actually win the cup this season and then we are in for the ride of our lives as Flames fans as they slowly fall away and try to do something with McDrai in their 30s that they couldn't do in their 20s while being paid less of the cap %.