Calgary Flames
· 2026-07-03
The Calgary Flames are looking to the 2026-27 season with a projected cap hit of $83.46 million, comfortably above the $76.9 million salary cap floor.
The Flames have $20.5 million in available cap space after signing Matthew Coronato and Dustin Wolf to long-term extensions.
They let Victor Olofsson, Ryan Lomberg, John Beecher, and Jake Bean walk as unrestricted free agents.
A deal involving Blake Coleman is likely to materialize, given his ability to play various roles and score 65 goals in the last three seasons.
The Flames are also expected to trade Connor Zary, who has never carved out a consistent role for himself.
As of now, the Flames stand 14th in the Western Conference with a 34-39 record, on a W1 streak.
The Flames are doing a great job of keeping money open to be flexible and make smart moves, such as their gamble on 22-year-old Simon Nemec.
They are still waiting to sign restricted free agent Simon Nemec after trading for him and Maxim Tsyplakov.
The Flames can work on trading away players like Coleman and Zary without worrying about salary cap implications.
And with Jonathan Huberdeau's contract on the books, the Flames need to make space for young guys to get opportunities.
Several prospects are nearing NHL readiness, and the Flames really need to start making space for them to get opportunities.
The Flames traded away the 2027 and 2028 first-round picks to land Nemec, so they might try to overfill their future draft capital cupboard again.
But for now, the focus is on the upcoming season and how the Flames can improve their standing.
The Flames' current standing is a result of their performance, and they will look to improve it in the 2026-27 season.