The Fourth Period: The Calgary Flames and restricted free agent Matthew Tkachuk have held general contract extension talks, but serious talks aren’t expected to get underway until later this month.
They could look a three-year bridge deal, or go up to eight years.
The Flames have around $14.5 million in salary cap space to work with. Other pending RFAs include Sam Bennett and Andrew Mangiapane among others.
The Flames are also trying to trade winger James Neal and his $5.75 million cap hit.
Potential landing spots for Brodie and Hamonic
Kent Wilson of The Athletic: The Calgary Flames need to move some salary to help re-sign restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett, and two goaltenders.