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Originally Posted by Vinny01
After trading several picks to acquire players I can’t see the Flames thinning out their pipeline even further to add win now players. They need ELC players to contribute to the roster. If they are looking st Brodie/Stone to land them the coveted forward we are probably getting a guy like Pacioretty or Simmonds who are 30 and need fat contract extensions next year which has the Flames carrying cap hits north of $5M for 30+ players which they are already doing with Gio/Backlund
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Yes, but you don't replace Dougie Hamilton with a player on his ELC. So then you have to move everyone up the lineup. None of them match Hamilton's output, and only Hamonic is defensively superior (of the remaining D that could play beside Gio, not saying Hamilton is the most defensive).
The hope for the Flames would be that a team rebuilding/retooling will want to shed salary for high end prospects that could step in when they are ready to compete in 2-3 years time. Thats where your depth comes in. Flames want to win now and have mortgaged the future to an extent in an attempt to do so.