I do think Conroy is thinking about promising the guys in that room "this season" because they've earned that but then the offseason might be a different story.
You're going to have a huge cap jump (+$7.5M) combined with a somewhat poor free agency class beyond the top couple guys (Rantanen, Marner, Boeser, Chychrun, Bennett, Ekblad and who knows who re-signs before now and then)
Could make for an interesting trade market for pieces like Coleman, Kadri, and Andersson once teams have that cap space burning a hole in their wallets.
The raising cap changes things a lot and think it allows the Flames to not have to rush a decision now.
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