[Signing] Flames re-sign Kevin Bahl (six years, ~$5.35 million AAV)

[Calgary4LIfe]

Great signing. I would have preferred 8x6 or something, but this is really good. 6 years at a good AAV for someone who has really been developing nicely. He is a long-term important piece for Calgary.

[jayswin]

Love Bahl the way he is now and also feel that he has more room to grow, which is great. Really happy with this signing.

[getbak]

[Johnny Makarov]

we need more bahls on the Flames

[DeluxeMoustache]

A 6 year commitment. That took Bahls

[1991 Canadian]

Love it. He’s earned it. Bahl has been a very pleasant surprise from the Markstrom trade. Big. Well positioned. He’ll never put up huge points, but he’s a got a good first pass out of the zone.

This is more a reflection of the lack of the Flames depth, but the teams worst stretch of the season was when he was injured.

Very different player, but value wise, feels a bit like the Brodie deal. People outside of Flames might think it’s high, but if you actually watch the team / players, you know they bring a lot more than the counting stats.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Good deal.

[HUSKER4FLAMES]

I’m happy Conroy didn’t drop the Bahl

[agulati]

So happy about this!

[Jiggy_12]

I think this will age really well.

There was a glaring weakness when Bahl was hurt last year. We are a different team with him on the ice.

[Macho0978]

Really hoping for 8 years but love this deal. Big and can be mean to play against

[FanSince'01]

I like Bahl, but for that price we could’ve had 1.4 Trent Frederics, soooooo…

[Macho0978]

Originally Posted by Trojan97

Cap is going to 113.5 for 2027-28. The AAV here is 4.7% of that cap figure.Thats just north of 4.1 mil under this seasons cap. Its all relative. People would be signing Conroy’s praises if the cap was still stagnant and he extended around that number. This is a very fair deal for a player who brings something we lack on D.

No talk on what it could be after that too. Nothing saying it doesn't have a 2-6% increase yearly after 2027. Last year of the deal the cap should be north of $120 mil.

[kyuss275]

With cap going up this is a good deal for flames

[csnarpy]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1938988987924074691

So do the Flames pick the song for the Bonus or do they leave it up to the player?

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1938988987924074691

How many albums does he need to complete to get his singing bonus?

[Burning Beard]

He is a pretty solid dman in my opinion so I'm pretty happy with this signing. I'm not sure I follow anyone saying he isn't very good. Maybe because he isn't flashy?

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

He is a pretty solid dman in my opinion so I'm pretty happy with this signing. I'm not sure I follow anyone saying he isn't very good. Maybe because he isn't flashy?

Fans of other teams won’t really know who he is. I was the same with Kesselring being terrible for the Sabres lol

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I would have been happy to do 8 years to drop the AAV under $5 M, but this is a very good contract for a guy that will be a stabilizing force on the defense for many years.

Great deal, especially with the cap going up.

Edit: I see a limited no trade clause to 8 teams in the last 3 years. That's the one negative thing I would say here. I don't want players like this having no trade clauses because it restricts what you can do for a guy that is a depth player and not one of your franchise players. A small mistake there.

[csnarpy]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

How many albums does he need to complete to get his singing bonus?

(beat ya by a minute!, lol)