But Ferland would make 25 contracts. They are sitting at 24 contracts right now and about $4m in space.
If Smid isn't fit to play, they are at 23 with $7m available.
Ferland and Byron aren't going to cost very much. And any additional defenseman is going to be cheap (Nakladal is $800k)
And if they can move a contract like Raymond's or one of the goalies, they are close to $10m in space again.
People are making way too big of a deal of the cap right now. No, we're not a floor team any more, but it isn't a problem either. We're not going to be losing players.
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