It’s been a common refrain of supporters and critics alike this off-season: “Are the Calgary Flames over the cap?”
The answer is more complicated than you might think, and it depends on how they plan on approaching this season.
If the Flames really want to have a 23-man roster that looks something like this…
| #13 Johnny Gaudreau | #23 Sean Monahan | #28 Elias Lindholm |
| #19 Matthew Tkachuk | #11 Mikael Backlund | #88 Andrew Mangiapane |
| #17 Milan Lucic | #93 Sam Bennett | #29 Dillon Dube |
| #81 Dominik Simon | #10 Derek Ryan | #27 Josh Leivo |
| #20 Joakim Nordstrom | #53 Buddy Robinson |
…then, yes, they are over the cap from anywhere between approximately $390,000 to $850,000 (depending on performance bonuses for Dube and Valimaki and what kind of contract Kylington ends up signing).