If McDavid is the uberstar that everyone things he is, the Oilers will have to forgo a bridge contract to keep him and by that point three years down the road lets say they'll be paying him $10 million bucks a year.
If they keep RNH, Hall, Eberle, and lets say that Yak gets some of his game back and resigns for $6 million per year in two years.
McDavid - $10 million
Nuge - 6 million
Eberle - $6 million
Hall - $6 million
Yak - $6 million
Total - $35 million.
Now the cap will certainly go up, but I can't see it jetting up like it did when if first came in.
But even at $35 million for 5 players that doesn't leave a lot of room to have a top two defensemen or a stellar goaltending without it impacting on your NHL depth.
And the year after McDavid's contract ends, you have Nuge, Hall and Eberle all hitting the end of their deals.
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