While we all take a bit of a breath and collect ourselves, onto the mailbag!<\/p>\n
Honestly, we\u2019re not anticipating much right now. Restricted free agent Brennan Othmann<\/a> is the last re-signing left to complete. The Flames have zero players who filed for salary arbitration, which also means they don\u2019t get access to a potential second buy-out window. The Flames are basically where Craig Conroy said he wants them in terms of contract numbers \u2013 they have 40 players on deals for next season, Othmann makes it 41 when he re-signs \u2013 and so it doesn\u2019t seem like they\u2019re actively pursuing any roster changes right now.Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n Same question I ask every mailbag lol. It definitely does not sound like a formal Young Stars tournament is in the cards. The Canucks stopped hosting it a few years back because there were a ton of logistical challenges with hosting the event, the main one being getting enough teams involved to make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n I suspect the Flames will try to arrange some sort of game action for the players attending prospect camp, but as you mention, it\u2019s a bit of a challenge as everyone tries to figure out roster construction (with so many prospects in the NCAA or Europe and unable to participate) and how they\u2019re going to navigate the shorter NHL pre-season.<\/p>\n I imagine we\u2019ll get\u00a0something, but it might take awhile before we get news on that front.<\/p>\n Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n Every time I do the Flames I\u2019m happy until I have to put Sharangovich in top six. With his skill set he has to play top six, but his play last year doesn\u2019t warrant a top six spot. What do the Flames do?<\/p>\n Right now, Yegor Sharangovich\u2019s presence on the Flames\u2019 roster isn\u2019t really blocking anybody. They have a bunch of guys that can provide some value in the top nine, and he\u2019s part of that group. I would argue that it\u2019s in everyone\u2019s best interests for the Flames to try to get him going again. He\u2019s auditioning for a spot on the team when it\u2019s good, and if he finds his swagger again, he can provide value either as a player or as a trade chip. Throwing up their hands and going \u201cWell I guess he doesn\u2019t have it anymore!\u201d doesn\u2019t make sense for an actively rebuilding team to do.<\/p>\n Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n Hi Ryan! With McTavish traded and the asking price for Wright being so high, who are some other young centers the Flames might target?<\/p>\n Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n Ryan, between Geekie(tb), Lambert(wpg) and Wright(sea) who do you think the flames should target as a young centre and what could their upside be?<\/p>\n With the prices being asked for the young centres that are said to be available, my preference is for the Flames to just give some runway to the players they have internally.<\/p>\n Assuming they carry eight defencemen, with four righties and four lefties:<\/p>\n Kevin Bahl \u2013 Simon Nemec With Joel Hanley and Brayden Pachal as extras. I suspect we\u2019ll see a lot of mixing and matching, though.<\/p>\n Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n When might we see the Flames give $18 million a year to a player? Is there anyone currently on the roster or in the pipeline worthy of that kind of cash?<\/p>\n For some context, in the first year of the salary cap (2005-06) the cap was $39 million and Jarome Iginla made $7 million, slightly more than the $18 million that Leo Carlsson is getting if you scale it to the relative size of the salary cap.<\/p>\n When will the Flames have their next Iginla-comparable star? Man, it\u2019s hard to say. Perhaps someone on the roster can become that.<\/p>\n
\nAre we getting a young stars tournament??
\nI guess it would be a little thin these days with all the prospects going to the NCAA though.<\/p>\n
Yan Kuznetsov \u2013 Zayne Parekh
Olli Maatta \u2013 Zach Whitecloud<\/p>\n
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