There might not be a cap crunch with the Flames now, but Huberdeau still has 6 years left on that deal. A lot of the prospects we have now will be coming off their entry level deal before then. Wolf and Parekh will both likely be making superstar money by then. If even a few guys like Reschny, Potter, Brz, Morin, Gridin, Basha, Battaglia, Honzek, and Suniev turn out to be how many expect or hope, that Huberdeau cap hit could become a major issue. Sure the cap will go up, but so will salaries and in 5 years, I think a $10 million cap hit will still be pretty significant.
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