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Weekend Open Thread: 2014-15 Contract Round-Up

Ryan Pike
9 years ago
The Flames made some more signings this week, inking Sam Bennett, Joe Colborne and Joni Ortio to new deals. With those deals inked and only Lance Bouma and Mark Cundari left to go among the restricted free agents, what better time than the vaunted Weekend Open Thread to talk a gander at the team’s contract situation.
Who stays in Calgary? Who gets dispatched to Glens Falls? Who gets traded away for a bag of pucks or a bunch of sticks? Here’s who is making what (and on what kind of deal) in 2014-15.

GOALIES

  • Jonas Hiller (32): 1-way deal worth $4.5 million
  • Karri Ramo (28): 1-way deal worth $2.75 million
  • Joni Ortio (23): 2-way deal worth $600,000 in NHL ($115,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Brad Thiessen (28): 2-way deal worth $550,000 in NHL ($115,000 in AHL)

DEFENSEMEN

  • Dennis Wideman (31): 1-way deal worth $5.25 million
  • Mark Giordano (30): 1-way deal worth $4.02 million
  • Ladislav Smid (28): 1-way deal worth $3.5 million
  • Deryk Engelland (32): 1-way deal worth $2.917 million
  • Kris Russell (27): 1-way deal worth $2.6 million
  • T.J. Brodie (24): 1-way deal worth $2.15 million
  • Tyler Wotherspoon (21): 2-way deal worth $925,000 in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • John Ramage (23): 2-way deal worth $900,000 (with bonuses) in NHL ($67,500 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Patrick Sieloff (20): 2-way deal worth $894,167 in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Keegan Kanzig (19): 2-way deal worth $894,167 (with bonuses) in NHL
    ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt] [Contract Slides Unless He Plays 10 NHL
    Games
    ]
  • Brett Kulak (20): 2-way deal worth $816,667 (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Ryan Culkin (20): 2-way deal worth $816,667 (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Sena Acolatse (23): 2-way deal worth $700,000 in NHL ($150,000 in AHL)
  • Mark Cundari (24): restricted free agent
  • Chad Billins (25): restricted free agent with KHL contract

FORWARDS

  • Jiri Hudler (30): 1-way deal worth $4 million
  • David Jones (29): 1-way deal worth $4 million
  • Corban Knight (23): 2-way deal worth $3.75 million (with bonuses) in NHL ($67,500 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Mason Raymond (28): 1-way deal worth $3.15 million
  • Matt Stajan (30): 1-way deal worth $3.125 million
  • Curtis Glencross (31): 1-way deal worth $2.55 million
  • Johnny Gaudreau (20): 2-way deal worth $1.85 million (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Sean Monahan (19): 2-way deal worth $1.775 million (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Sam Bennett (18): 2-way deal worth an estimated $1.775 million (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt] [Contract Slides Unless He Plays 10 NHL Games] (I’m guessing he gets the Monahan deal.)
  • Mikael Backlund (25): 1-way deal worth $1.5 million
  • Sven Baertschi (21): 2-way deal worth $1.425 million (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Bryce Van Brabant (22): 2-way deal worth $1.35 million (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Joe Colborne (24): 1-way deal worth $1.275 million
  • Brandon Bollig (27): 1-way deal worth $1.25 million
  • Josh Jooris (23): 2-way deal worth $925,000 in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • David Wolf (25): 2-way deal worth $925,000 (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Markus Granlund (21): 2-way deal worth $925,000 (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Bill Arnold (22): 2-way deal worth $900,000 (with bonuses) in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Kenny Agostino (22): 2-way deal worth $900,000 (with bonuses) in NHL ($67,500 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Morgan Klimchuk (19): 2-way deal worth $894,167 in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt] [Contract Slides Unless He Plays 10 NHL Games]
  • Emile Poirier (19): 2-way deal worth $894,167 in NHL ($70,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt] [Contract Slides Unless He Plays 10 NHL Games]
  • Max Reinhart (22): 2-way deal worth $878,333 (with bonuses) in NHL ($67,500 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Ben Hanowski (23): 2-way deal worth $850,500 in NHL ($67,500 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Michael Ferland (22): 2-way deal worth $798,056 (with bonuses) in NHL ($67,500 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Brian McGrattan (32): 1-way deal worth $750,000
  • Paul Byron (25): 1-way deal worth $600,000
  • Turner Elson (21): 2-way deal worth $565,000 in NHL ($55,000 in AHL) [Waiver Exempt]
  • Lance Bouma (24): restricted free agent

SO WHAT?

Calgary has 44 players under contract for 2014-15, plus 2 RFAs (Bouma & Cundari) that they plan on signing, so 46 contract spots are accounted for. However, roughly 4 deals (Bennett, Kanzig, Klimchuk & Poirier) can slide this season, so in essence it’s really just 42 spots taken up.
Man, Max Reinhart is underpaid relative to his collegiate brethren, isn’t he?
Man, Dennis Wideman is overpaid compared to…everyone, isn’t he?
I don’t hate the team’s internal salary structure. Not a lot of guys making huge AHL bank, and the hierarchy of NHL cap hits makes complete sense.

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