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The salary cap implications of Matthew Tkachuk’s deal

After playing a long waiting game, the Calgary Flames (finally) have a deal with Matthew Tkachuk. With the winger making $7 million against the cap for the next three seasons, what implications does that have for the club’s 2019-20 salary cap?

Here’s how the roster might look, with all the guys on one-way deal or who require waivers to go down to the American Hockey League.

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Johnny Gaudreau
$6.750m
Sean Monahan
$6.375m
Elias Lindholm
$4.850m
Matthew Tkachuk
$7.000m
Mikael Backlund
$5.