Overhaul

Created by: Different_Perspective_85

Team: 2020-21 Calgary Flames

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 12, 2020

Published: Sep. 14, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I'm curious if the Flames go in a completely different direction as a result of the economic uncertainty of the league as a result of COVID (no gate based revenue), the ownership group has the majority of their income/investments in an industry that's been decimated in recent years in addition to they are have made a massive investment being put toward a new arena. Does it make sense to embrace a rebuild, lower payroll, maximize on the trade value of some of our core that have proven they don't have what it takes to make it out of the first round (paying to the cap for mediocre results isn't sitting well with anyone) and it would allow them to develop younger players, restock their prospect pool and give themselves a chance to reopen their "competitive/contender window" at the same times as fans can safely return and the new arena is completed. Let me know where I am of and what adjustments would need to be made but conceptually I think this is the path the Flames should pursue IMHO

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kylington, Oliver	2	$850,000
Mangiapane, Andrew	2	$2,850,000
Gawdin, Glenn	3	$950,000
Kirkland, Justin	2	$775,000
Parsons, Tyler	2	$825,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	1	$1,250,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Talbot, Cam	3	$3,850,000
Robinson, Buddy	2	$750,000
Rieder, Tobias	2	$750,000
Quine, Alan	2	$750,000
Petrovic, Alex	2	$850,000
Forbort, Derek	2	$1,750,000
Galchenyuk, Alex	2	$3,000,000
DeMelo, Dylan	4	$3,000,000

Trades

CGY

Cozens, Dylan
Jokiharju, Henri
Mittelstadt, Casey [RFA Rights]
2021 1st round pick (BUF)

BUF

CGY

2021 3rd round pick (MIN)
2022 4th round pick (MIN)

MIN

Ryan, Derek ($1,250,000 retained)

CGY

Farabee, Joel
Gostisbehere, Shayne
Patrick, Nolan [RFA Rights]
2021 1st round pick (PHI)
2021 3rd round pick (PHI)

PHI

Buyouts

Troy Brouwer: $1,500,000
Michael Stone: $1,166,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Derek Ryan: $1,250,000 (40%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$65,458,333	$0	$2,870,000	$16,041,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tkachuk, Matthew $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW UFA - 2	Backlund, Mikael $5,350,000$5,350,000 C NTC UFA - 4	Lindholm, Elias $4,850,000$4,850,000 C, RW UFA - 4
Farabee, Joel $925,000$925,000 ($500,000$500K) LW, RW UFA - 2	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 3	Mangiapane, Andrew $2,850,000$2,850,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Galchenyuk, Alex $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Bennett, Sam $2,550,000$2,550,000 C UFA - 1	Dubé, Dillon $778,333$778,333 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW, C RFA - 1
Lucic, Milan $5,250,000$5,250,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3	Mittelstadt, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Rieder, Tobias $750,000$750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Gawdin, Glenn $950,000$950,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Giordano, Mark $3,375,000$3,375,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Andersson, Rasmus $4,550,000$4,550,000 RD UFA - 6	Rittich, David $1,375,000$1,375,000 G UFA - 1
Gostisbehere, Shayne $4,500,000$4,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1
Välimäki, Juuso $894,166$894,166 ($425,000$425K) LD RFA - 1	DeMelo, Dylan $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD UFA - 4	Talbot, Cam $3,850,000$3,850,000 G UFA - 3
Mackey, Connor $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) LD UFA - 1	Forbort, Derek $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:21 p.m.

Sabres923

Joined: May 2019

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So the Sabres are losing one of the best prospects in hockey, a future top pairing RD, a 2021 first? This definitely won’t happen.

Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:35 p.m.

Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan

Am Yisrael Chai

Joined: Oct. 2018

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Quoting: Sabres923

So the Sabres are losing one of the best prospects in hockey, a future top pairing RD, a 2021 first? This definitely won’t happen.

All for, a defenseman who struggles defensively and is one dimensional, a not good two-way centreman, AHL staple, decent top 6 d.....

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Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:48 p.m.

flyersarephilly

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 1,357

Likes: 502

Gaudreau to Philly just doesn't make sense. If the have to send all roster players to get him I don't see it happening it makes the teams depth worse

Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:48 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 39,486

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Quoting: Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan

All for, a defenseman who struggles defensively and is one dimensional, a not good two-way centreman, AHL staple, decent top 6 d.....

Why are you constantly under the impression that Hanifin is defensively inept? He is not, he is a strong skating 2-way defender. Monahan also has a good 2-way game IQ, his issue is like your Ryan Strome, lack of foot speed. That and the 3 other centers on his team specialize in being shut down centers (Lindholm included).

To clarify I am not arguing the value of the trade because Buffalo obviously declines.

Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:50 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 39,486

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It actually makes a lot of sense, they have a very high chance of being able to resign him, he drastically improves their power play and top 6, and he's on a very affordable contract for 2 years.

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