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Originally Posted by Groot
Would there be any RFA players this offseason that the Flames could target? After last year with St Louis, seeing more offer sheets wouldn't surprise me. Is there anything the Flames can possibly do there? Throw a $9 million x 3 year contract at a top C RFA and give up a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in 2026. Names that standout are Wyatt Johnson, Mason MacTavish, JJ Peterka, Marco Rossi.
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As others have mentioned, I wouldn't risk a 1st, so here are the Flames options assuming a ~6% increase in the average player salary:
< $1.6M - No compensation
$1.6M - $2.4M - 3rd
$2.4M - $4.9M - 2nd
Potential targets:
---PHI: 3 interesting RFAs - Frost being the best fit IMO
Morgan Frost, C, 26, 41P pace, for a 2nd
Tyson Forester, RW, 23, 37P pace, for a 2nd
Cam York LD, 24, 25P pace, for a 2nd - this one I'm pretty sure PHI matches at $4.9M
---NSH: A mess of a team that seems intent on shipping out young guys
Luke Evangelista, RW, 23, 34P pace, for a 2nd
--SEA: Kakko might not work out, which would make negotiations difficult
Kaapo Kakko, RW, 24, 21P pace, for a 2nd, or a 3rd if he has a lacklustre 2nd half
--OTT: Has a couple of interesting Cs that could use the opportunity and might come cheap
Ridly Greig, C/RW, 22, 25P pace, for a 3rd
Noah Gregor, C/LW, 26, 15P pace, no compensation
--DAL: Bourque is yet to translate his scoring touch from the AHL to the NHL
Mavrik Bourque, RW/C, 23, 19P pace, for a 2nd or a 3rd but I think that it will be an easy match at $2.4M
Thomas Harley, LD, 23, 38P pace, DAL would be crazy to not match at $4.9M IMO
--VGK: Holtz is a former 7th overall pick
Alexander Holtz, RW, 23, 21P pace, for a 3rd
--NYR: I don't know what's going on with this organization and who's on his way out
K'Andre Miller, LD, 25, 27P pace, for a 2nd, probably an instant match though
That said, most of those could probably be accomplished via the trade route. With the increasing cap, there aren't enough teams in cap trouble, and not much to exploit if I'm being honest.