2022 Offseason
Probably the biggest offseason in Flames history. The team could go a lot of different directions.
Gaudreau. Does he stay or go? I think the Flames have to be prepared that him leaving could be a reality.
Tkachuk. I think his future is linked to Gaudreau. What kind of money would you pay him?
Big raises for Mangiapane and Kylington.
What does it cost to offload some bigger salaries?
So basically the themes above are:
1. "We have excess D" (common theme lately)
2. Valimaki no good, and we're on the fence if Kylington's any good.
So
It's a no-win situation. Saying that both #1 and #2 is true, is problematic. And this is my biggest concern. We're in a rush to trade away all our defencemen (particularly our younger ones) because we have "excess", meanwhile we are saying our D aren't any good (confirmed in last