2019 Flames UFA/RFA Discussion:
Like all teams. the Flames have a 50 contract limit, only 25 contracts are currently signed going in to next season.
I think looking at the Calgary and Stockton depth charts might be a better way to view this topic.
Flames:
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolík
Bennett - Jankowski - Neal
Dubé - Ryan - Hathaway
Mangiapane - Czarnik
Giordano - Andersson
Hanifin - Hamonic
Stone - Brodie
Fantenberg
Rittich
Heat:
Quine - Graovac - Robinson
Rychel - Gawdin - Foo
Lomberg - Phillips - Pospisil?
Ruzicka?
Välimäki - Kylington
Valiev - Ollas Mattsson
Healey - Nielsen
Gillies
Parsons
McDonald
Schneider
I'd like to see at least three pro years given to a prospect before cutting them lose. (If no progression) So, a couple of the above deserve a return. (Foo & Healey)
The other guys are either hired guns (Quine & Graovac) or just warm bodies to fill in the roster (Lomberg, Rychel, Valiev)
Probably only Ollas Mattsson and a couple of our forward prospects (Pospisil & Ruzicka) get ELC's.
This would put Calgary at 42/50 contracts with lots of room for improvements.
So, all of the following can walk.
Lazar, 1 million + too expensive
Pollock, third pro season and regressing
Smith, we can do way better
Prout, not needed
Peluso, not needed
Taormina, wasn't a fit
Hogstrom, couldn't stay healthy
Last edited by David Struch; 03-12-2019 at 07:44 PM.
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