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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
No top pair dmen. Only 4 dman signed. No starting goalie, backup making 2.3 mill.
Let's say you get a starting goalie like Niemi, probably costs you around 4 mill (being conservative here). McDavid will likely hit bonuses so thats like 3.5 mill. That leaves about 8 mill to find 2 guys capable of playing top pair. If you sign Schultz likely around 3 mill. Leaves 5 mill to get a dman and your cap space is all gone. Roster is filled out but defence still sucks and goalie will likely suck too.
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They also have a lot of players tied up long term so they aren't going to have cap flexibility for a while as the players they sign this summer to fill roster spots will likely command multiple year deals and any decent defensemen is going to want 4 years or more in a contract.