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How can you say that taking on an $8M contract for the next two years, the second of which we have to re-sign two rising franchise players and pay our captain/all-star/best player, does not put pressure on us cap wise? And is extremely easy?
Over the next two seasons we have to re-sign, or sign suitable replacements for on the NHL team:
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Backlund - 3.5-4 (I would get rid of, I think is overated and doesn't bring much)
Colborne - No raise/ Small Raise or GONE
Gaudreau - 6 mil
Monahan - 6 mil
Gio - 7.5 mil
Hudler - 5.5 mil
Jones - GONE
Russell - 4 mil
Goalie #1 - 5 mil for both goalies, however we decided - Prob high if we go with Gillies
Goalie #2
Jooris - 1 mil or Gone
Shore - 1 mil or Gone
Bouma - 2.5-3
Granlund - 1.5
Ferland -Let see if he can do something for more then playoffs
Byron - GONE
So theres 45 million. Add in Kessel's 8, Stajan 3 mil for 2017-2018, and Brodie at 4.6. We're now up to 60 million. That will leave ~15 million to fill out the roster.
Assume a few rookies make the jump - Say 3 over the next 2 years(Bennett for sure) thats 3 million, and we've filled out 10-11 forwards and 4-5 D depending on the above bubble guys and are at ~65 million. We need a #3 D ( 5 million) and probably a top 6 forward (4 million) to fill this out.
There's 74 million
Yes, ballparking numbers and anything can change, but it's not that hard to get under a 75 million cap, especially if you don't have a 7 million $ goalie