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Originally Posted by prizefighterinferno
I get what you're saying but the Stars currently have almost 22 million allocated to their top 2 RWs, one of those being Seguin so I don't think the money tied up on the wing is an issue until...well, it becomes an issue.
In the current cap environment and with the number of expiring (or easily moveable) contracts the flames have over the next couple years, I don't think adding Robertson and giving him 11 million dollars or whatever would necessarily stop you from being able to add/pay top 6 Cs should the chance arise.
If I had to guess at the idealistic path forward, the big swing the Flames will try to make in FA that has the best chance to add a franchise changer will be Makar (two more years, Colorado window closing, Flames on the upswing with a new building opening right when he hits FA, local guy with strong ties to the community, etc.) and they'll hope their own drafted and developed guys can fill those C spots moving forward, in which case they'll be working through ELCs and will be cheap until about 2029.
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Seguin played 94% of last season at C.
Hintz played 81% of last season at C.
Duchene played 72% of last season at C.
Johnston played 54% of last season at C.
I'm not sure that Seguin should be labeled as a winger. He definitely had a shortened season with 20 regular season games and 18 playoff games.... but 94% is a big percentage. In the regular season he took 130 faceoffs and in the playoffs it was 117.