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Created by: Shaun80

Team: 2023-24 Calgary Flames

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 22, 2024

Published: Feb. 22, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Everyone says Calgary won't retain salary on players due to the fact that they've only done it once before. No one takes into account that salary retention has only been a thing since the 2012-13 season. So in the 10 previous seasons Calgary only sold at the deadline in 3 of those seasons. Only 2 of the players they traded had large cap hits, Iginla and Bouwmeester. Pittsburgh added 12 million worth of cap hits at that deadline, and St Louis added 10 million. Both teams didn't need retention to add them so why would they pay extra for it? 5 of the other seasons the Flames were buyers and 2 they did nothing. The current version of the Flames is in a much different situation then the teams of the past decade, the flat cap has pretty much every team right up against the cap making it pretty much impossible to move a player without retaining salary.

Trades

CGY

Dellandrea, Ty
2024 2nd round pick (DAL)

DAL

Tanev, Christopher ($2,250,000 retained)

CGY

Forbort, Derek
Lohrei, Mason
2025 1st round pick (BOS)

BOS

Hanifin, Noah ($2,475,000 retained)
2024 2nd round pick (CGY)

CGY

Holtz, Alexander
Vanecek, Vitek
2024 1st round pick (NJD)

NJD

Markström, Jacob ($2,000,000 retained)

Retained Salary Transactions

Christopher Tanev: $2,250,000 (200%)
Noah Hanifin: $2,475,000 (200%)
Jacob Markström: $2,000,000 (33.33%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
26	$83,500,000	$84,420,833	$0	$1,062,500	-$920,833

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Huberdeau, Jonathan $10,500,000$10,500,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 8	Sharangovich, Yegor $3,100,000$3,100,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 2	Kuzmenko, Andrei $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Coleman, Blake $4,900,000$4,900,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 4	Backlund, Mikael $5,350,000$5,350,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Mangiapane, Andrew $5,800,000$5,800,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Zary, Connor $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LW, C RFA - 2	Kadri, Nazem $7,000,000$7,000,000 C NMC UFA - 6	Holtz, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2
Pelletier, Jakob $863,333$863,333 LW RFA - 1	Rooney, Kevin $1,300,000$1,300,000 C UFA - 1	Dellandrea, Ty $900,000$900,000 RW RFA - 1
Hunt, Dryden $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 2		Duehr, Walker $825,000$825,000 RW UFA - 2
Dubé, Dillon $2,300,000$2,300,000 LW, RW, C RFA - 1		Pospisil, Martin $775,000$775,000 RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Lohrei, Mason $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 2	Weegar, MacKenzie $6,250,000$6,250,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 8
Forbort, Derek $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Andersson, Rasmus $4,550,000$4,550,000 RD UFA - 3	Vladar, Daniel $2,200,000$2,200,000 G UFA - 2
Kylington, Oliver $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Pachal, Brayden $775,000$775,000 RD RFA - 2	Vanecek, Vitek $3,400,000$3,400,000 G UFA - 2
Oesterle, Jordan $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Gilbert, Dennis $762,500$762,500 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Greer, AJ $762,500$762,500 RW, LW UFA - 1

Feb. 22 at 10:23 p.m.

#26

Celtics21

Joined: May 2023

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Quoting: Shaun80

Most people won't agree with me, but about the only difference i see between Boston and Calgary is Pasta. Defense is about the same, depth scoring is the same,both teams are getting great goal tending. Calgary just lacks that one difference maker.

McAvoy is better than any defender that Calgary has and I’d argue that you don’t have the equivalent or Marchand either, but I don’t see Calgary as a bad team.

Boston’s record is probably better than they are as a team, but I think the two goalies plus Pasta is a massive advantage

The open issue is you are paying Huberdeau to be that star. Are your owners serious about winning? Investing in facilities?

Feb. 22 at 10:49 p.m.

#27

Shaun80

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Quoting: Celtics21

Yeah I agree with the Huberdeau statement, and if he had another 30 points this year we'd probably be in a play off spot.
Other then our new rink being built (started work on the infrastructure a few weeks ago), I really couldn't tell you about the facilities. Everything I hear is always talking the scouting staff, trainers etc up, only knock i ever hear is the old building. But who really knows what's true.
Good game so far tonight, great goal tending on both sides.
Not so sure I want Lohrei any more, thought it was pronounced Lori lol doesn't roll off the tongue the way the announcer says it.

Feb. 22 at 11:42 p.m.

#28

Celtics21

Joined: May 2023

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Quoting: Shaun80

Congrats on the win. Fun game to watch. Overtime was entertaining. Thought Lohrei was going to win with that shot off the cross bar

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Feb. 22 at 11:46 p.m.

#29

Shaun80

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Joined: Jul. 2023

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Quoting: Celtics21

Congrats on the win. Fun game to watch. Overtime was entertaining. Thought Lohrei was going to win with that shot off the cross bar

Thought you guys were going to take it in the 3rd. Couldn't believe Markstrom played the puck with all the tired flames out there. Good game

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