As we surpass the 1⁄4 mark of the 2016-17 NHL season, it’s time to take a first glance at the upcoming restricted and unrestricted free agents for the Calgary Flames.
The Flames organization is in a bit of a cap crunch right now, as they are actually paying over the leagues $73M cap limit. The Flames do have a little cap space though because Ladislav Smid was put on LTIR for likely the whole season, giving the Flames a cap hit of only $70.9M.
Luckily for the Flames, there are some big contracts coming off the books next season and couple with a projected increase in the salary cap, the Flames will have some money to play with.