Calgary Flames Trade Deadline Moves: Cap Space & Roster Tweaks

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The Calgary Flames pulled off two big trays before the deadline, sending the fence men

Mackenzie Wegar to Utah and forward Nazim Kadri back to Colorado.

These moves cleared nearly $12 million in salary cap space, with Wegar accounting for $6.25

million and Kadri $5.6 million.

The financial flexibility puts the flames in a solid spot, heading into next season.

They retain just 1.4 million of Kadri's cap hid for the next three years, opening doors

for roster tweaks without eating up too much room, under the projected cap ceiling of 104

million.

Fans and analysts see this as a reset, positioning Calgary near the lower end of the salary scale,

but with plenty of control.

It sheds light on their rebuild, trading proven vets for future assets and cap relief amid

a tough year.

Breaking down commitments, they've locked in two goalies for about $8.85 million, six

defense men totaling around $15.3 million, and 11 forwards at roughly $54.1 million on

one-way deals.

With three roster spots open, they're sitting at $78.4 million, just $1.5 million, above

the $76.9 million, floor.

Moving bigger contracts like Blake Holman's could force them to add salary back or chase

free agents to stay balanced.

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