Flames' Best & Worst Contracts Going Into 2024-25
Who has the best and worst contracts on the Flames' roster?
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Calgary Flames’ Best Contracts for the 2024-25 Season
August 5, 2024 by Derek Olsen
In today’s NHL, money is everything. The biggest current trade chip available is salary cap space; teams with the room (usually non-competitive ones) will take on large, unwanted contracts to alleviate the financial pressure of others. The Flames currently have the second-most cap space in the entire NHL, with $19.97 million. This is due to the aforementioned work done trading away established players who also carried a higher salary. While many 2024-25 Flames players have fair contracts, some offer poor value such as forward Jonathan Huberdeau’s; it was recently voted as the worst contract in the league. However, we want positives and to instead analyze the contracts that would be deemed as bargains or provide great bang for the franchise’s buck. In addition, we’ll offer NHL comparisons to accentuate our assertions. Here are four of the best contracts on the Flames for the 2024-25 NHL season.
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Calgary Flames’ Worst Contracts for the 2024-25 Season
August 5, 2024 by Rupert McDonald
Recently, my colleague Derek Olsen put together a fantastic article that looked at the Calgary Flames’ best contracts this season. I thought it would be interesting to do the opposite, albeit with the few bad contracts on the Flames’ books.
