[Caged Great]

Gaudreau (6.75) - Monahan (6.375) - UFA
Tkachuk (1.775) - Backlund (3.575) - Frolik (4.3)
UFA - Bennett (2.25 guess) - Ferland (1.5 guess)
Hathaway (0.750) - Jankowski (1.494) - Lazar (1.0 guess)
Hamilton (.613)

Total: 25.632 for actual contracts + 4.75 for guesses = 30.382

Stuff up in the air. Brouwer (4.5) Stajan (3.125) Bouma (2.2)

Defense

Giordano (6.75) - Hamilton (5.75)
Brodie (4.65) - Stone or replacement (4.0 Guess)
Andersson (.894) - Kylington (.894)

Total - 18.938 in actual + 4 estimate = 22.938

UFA
Gillies (0.925)

Total - 0.925

Raymond Buyout 1.05

Overall - that leaves us with a total of 55.295 million and the Brouwer/Stajan/Bouma questions. The cap could increase to 76 million next year, leaving about 20 million for 1 top 6 RW, 1 3rd line LW, 1 Goalie, 1 7th defenseman, and the contracts of Stajan/Bouma/Brouwer to contend with.

Personally I think they should target a younger/cheaper goalie like Grubauer/Pickard/Korpisalo. That allows you to either continue to eat a bad contract for the year or to be able to spend on a legit 1st line RW.