Is Anyone Else Sick of the Divisions

Created by: PhatRas

Team: 2020-21 Calgary Flames

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 17, 2021

Published: Mar. 22, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

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 don't know if I'm on an island here, but I just don't enjoy 10 battle's of Alberta a year, I don't like seeing the Habs, Leafs, Senators 9 times a year. It's boring and I have watched way less Flames hockey this year than any other. I find myself tuning in to watch literally anything else, I watch a the Rangers and Caps game the other night when the Flames were beating the Leafs.

I miss divisional games at the start and the end of the year, I like when Calgary sees Edmonton once or twice at the start of the year and once or twice at the end during a stretch run!

I know it's a bizarre year and they are really doing a great job of getting through the season during a pandemic but I cannot wait to get back to watching the Flames on a California road trip or at Madison Square Garden on a Staurday afternoon!

Trades

CGY

Sutter, Brandon ($1,500,000 retained)
2021 5th round pick (VAN)

VAN

Bennett, Sam
2021 3rd round pick (CGY)

Buyouts

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

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
20	$81,500,000	$68,276,666	$0	$457,500	$13,223,334

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Gaudreau, Johnny $6,750,000$6,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Monahan, Sean $6,375,000$6,375,000 C, LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Lindholm, Elias $4,850,000$4,850,000 C, RW UFA - 4
Tkachuk, Matthew $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW UFA - 2	Backlund, Mikael $5,350,000$5,350,000 C NTC UFA - 4	Mangiapane, Andrew $2,425,000$2,425,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Dubé, Dillon $778,333$778,333 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW, C RFA - 1	Sutter, Brandon $2,875,000$2,875,000 RW, C M-NTC UFA - 1	Lucic, Milan $5,250,000$5,250,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3
Ritchie, Brett $700,000$700,000 RW UFA - 1	Ryan, Derek $3,125,000$3,125,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Leivo, Josh $875,000$875,000 RW, LW 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	Markström, Jacob $6,000,000$6,000,000 G NMC UFA - 6
Hanifin, Noah $1,237,500$1,237,500 LD UFA - 4	Tanev, Christopher $1,125,000$1,125,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Rittich, David $1,375,000$1,375,000 G UFA - 1
Välimäki, Juuso $894,166$894,166 ($425,000$425K) LD RFA - 1	Nesterov, Nikita $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Kylington, Oliver $787,500$787,500 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD UFA - 1
Nordström, Joakim $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW UFA - 1
Robinson, Buddy $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW UFA - 1
Stone, Michael $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Domingue, Louis $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1
Rinaldo, Zac $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW UFA - 1
Simon, Dominik $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Mar. 22, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.

OldManRutherford

Joined: Nov. 2020

Posts: 1,406

Likes: 961

Vancouver accepts

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Mar. 22, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

F50marco

Joined: May 2015

Posts: 19,595

Likes: 6,735

I guarantee, if we had full capacity fans in the building, you'd enjoy the division way more.

Ill take hockey over no hockey any day of the week but we're kidding ourselves if you think the emotional investment from both viewers and players alike is as high as it would normally be.

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Mar. 22, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

PhatRas

Banned

Joined: Apr. 2017

Posts: 927

Likes: 305

Quoting: F50marco

Oh that probably is a huge effect on it, even then though, I have been a season ticket holder for years in Calgary and knowing the Saddledome fairly well, the 6, 7, 8th battle of Alberta would be a drag in comparison to what it usually is, our tickets are the first row on the second deck so it isn't as alive as you often get in the press level because a lot of those seats are corporate but I know a lot of people would be hard pressed to spend that money on that many games in a year.

Either way I am looking forward to getting back to a regular schedule but like you said I will take a year of this if it means there is hockey to watch!

Mar. 22, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.

SevenLeg

Hop on the Slaftrain

Joined: Feb. 2019

Posts: 16,188

Likes: 20,503

I agree with you. We didn't get to see much of the West Coast teams before, but at least there was 2 games per year against every team. Now I'm getting a bit sick of always playing the Flames or the Canucks.

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Mar. 22, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

masterjuddi

Joined: Feb. 2017

Posts: 3,902

Likes: 1,760

As a jets fan I do miss the central division rivals, but I do like the Canadian divison for this year. It's been pretty damn good hockey and super entertaining most nights.
That being said...i miss the other teams. Maybe the Canadian division can stay (impractical)

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