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  1. Mark Giordano Buyout
    Cap Hit Calculations
    SEASON INITIAL BASE SALARY INITIAL CAP HIT SIGNING BONUS BUYOUT COST POST-BUYOUT EARNINGS SAVINGS CAP HIT (Calgary FlamesCGY)
    2021-22 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $0 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $4,500,000 $2,250,000
    2022-23 $0 $0 $0 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 -$2,250,000 $2,250,000
    TOTAL $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $0 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $2,250,000 $4,500,000
  2. 12 hours ago, jjgallow said:

     

    yeah this draft is definitely unique, that's for sure.    But I don't think these factors have much play into the quality of the players.    If a draft is loaded with defencemen and goalies....it...just us.   Truthfully, what the NHL should do is just change the draft age to 19, and skip this year altogether.   The only reason it's 18 is the Gretzky fiasco and I think we're all past that.   But...they won't.  lol.

    I recall that it was Ken Linesman who was instrumental in lowering the draft eligibility from 20 to 18.

    http://www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com/news-events/linseman.html

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  3. I am absolutely thrilled that the Flames are going to be in the play-offs.

     

    The goaltending can always be better, but I personally don't have a favourite for the play-offs, nor will I over worry if both of them have to be used during the run.

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  4. I think that the Oilers are currently benefiting from the "new coach bump".

    Usually, Hitchcock likes to have his teams play a strong defensive game and the Oilers just aren't built for that style of hockey.

    I expect to see their play drop off again before 2019 begins.

  5. Does anyone on this board feel that Calgary's City Council has disclosed enough reliable financial information to allow you to make an informed choice on Calgary's Olympic bid?

    Personally, I'd love to vote YES on the Olympic plebiscite.

    I immensely enjoyed the 1988 Winter Olympics.

    Never in my life have I felt as much pride in my City, Province, and Country as during those magical days.

    But I'm feeling that the current City Council is being much too secretive on the details, and as a taxpayer, I'm not willing to just write a blank cheque to them.

    Unfortunately, If they do not release more unbiased financial figures before the election, I'll probably vote NO.

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  6. Personally, I don't put much weight on David Rittich's play as a starter last season.

    That's last year and I feel that he has improved.

    I would feel comfortable trying him out as the 1A or 1 B goaltender for the rest of this season.

    There are at least 5 or 6 veteran goalies who will all be UFAs after this season.

    If it does not work out, perhaps BT has to find a new goalie during this season, though I'd prefer he manages to sign one as a UFA, on or soon after July 1, 2019.

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  7. Brodie, Hamonic, and Stone will all be UFAs at the end of 2019/2020.

    They'll all be 30 years of age, or very close to it.

    I'm going to guess that only one will be re-signed (Brodie or Hamonic), and that the other two will be traded no later than their final season's TDL.

    I expect that two of Andersson, Kylington, and Valamaki will be full-time Flame's defense-men by that time.

  8. Even If it's true that "it's purely ownership's' philosophy", I don't expect it to last too many more years.

    The market will have risen substantially by the end of Giordano's contract (2021/2022).

    Gaudreau will be a UFA when Gio's contract expires and Monahan will be one year away from the same.

    I won't be surprised if someone on the team is making over $7M per season by then.

  9. Kulak was a lot more poised than I had expected him to be in his first full season.

    To me, he did not look out of place at all on the third pairing.

    It would not surprise me if he ended up becoming a solid, second pairing NHL defence-man in a few years.

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