Hockey: To follow up on the earlier post, Calgary has extended qualifying offers to several players. The three notables are White, Sutter (omg noe wai!), and the new 26-year old goaltender Karlsson. I can't find what the offers are pegged at right now, but I can guess that White (who made $800,000 last year) is likely to get an increase in pay, as is Sutter (who made $500,000). Karlsson is noted to be at $1.5m, but that was from his time in the Swedish Elite League translated over. At 26 he can still be considered a rookie, which is something to note.
In all, I'm guessing this round of offers will take off $3.5m to $4.25m in the remaining $7.2m cap space. It's significant, but now Calgary does have defensive depth for both the season and trades, a back-up goaltender, and some prospects that might be trade-worthy.
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