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Originally Posted by Vinny01
While I mentioned they might sign him I also have said I don’t buy it and it is posturing. I think Andersson is 100% moving
I think it is fair to say the Flames are not hoping for or wanting a 3+ year run picking high. It remains to be seen how deep they will cut this season but I also could see the Flames adding in the summer if they do trade all 3 of the rumored vets. I am not against them adding core pieces in the summer. I just want the high pick this year due to the nightmare start and potential to cash in on a pending UFA turning 30 shortly after his new deal kicks in as well as the 35 year old centre still playing at a high level and cup winning 34 year old winger with one more season left on his deal
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Ya I think that is all accurate. The Flames also have a problem of reaching the cap floor if they trade all 3 of the pieces. They are currently projected to be about 3 million over the salary floor. If they move out Coleman and Kadri without retention they would be about 9.4 million under the salary floor with 6 players to sign and rookies cannot make up that gap and they have no RFAs that will cost a lot of money so they almost certainly have to sign some players to reach an almost 77 million dollar floor.
The next year they would have another 10 million or so falling off their payroll and the salary cap floor will be rising by 7 million and they only need to sign Hunter B and Kuznetsov as RFAs.
The Flames will likely need to sign UFAs or acquire salary in trades but I don’t think it will be because they are actively trying to win, rather they need to be in compliance with the CBA.