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Originally Posted by kehatch
The MO for the board is to brand anyone with concerns about the Flames.
The reality is the Flames have made one notable move in 17 months, and it wasn't rebuild related. Conroy has traded one player that wasn't a pending UFA, and that was a disgruntled goalie when the Flames had 3 goalies. Even with the pending UFAs gone, the majority of ice time leaders on the team are older.
It is a fair concern that the Flames decided to take a wait and see approach after the little bit of success from last season. That is consistent with their history, the recent PR messaging, the internal team messaging, and what most members of the media believe.
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They also traded Toffoli and Mangiapane and no team other than the team they were traded for could have their rights at the start of the season after they were traded. So they definitely were not pending UfAs either. So the answer is 3 players who were not free agents on the next July 1st.