"At some point, the reward has to be greater than just making the post-season, especially for a team with a payroll that's firmly in the upper echelon of the league.
So start speculating about the future of Darryl Sutter and/or Mike Keenan. Ask questions about pending free agents. And feel free to wonder if the Flames got full value for the $50 million or so they paid their players this season."
http://communities.canada.com/calgaryhe ... fault.aspx
50 million

probably could have bought a lot bras for that much cash.