After a few weeks sitting idle, the 2021 off-season really kicks off in earnest for the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night with the NHL’s draft lottery festivities. In advance of the occasion, we’ve prepared a quick organizational snapshot of how the Flames look from a depth and salary cap perspective.
Salary cap rundown
Our guiding assumptions here: no pending unrestricted free agents re-sign with Calgary, all pending restricted free agents re-sign according to Evolving Hockey’s projections (subscription needed), and either Derek Ryan or Oliver Kylington are selected by Seattle so Flames get no external cap relief.