[CaptainCrunch]

So looking at things, their total cap hit is now at $64.5 million including Russell and Kassian. Draisaitl is still the big one for this year.

They are also going to need another defenseman as with Sekeras injury it leaves them with 5 defensemen on the Roster.

If Draisaitl gets 7.5 it puts them at 72 million, and they have to decide if they have someone ready on the farm (doesn't sound like it), they use Fayne (terrible) or they sign someone from free agency on a multi year deal. But it gets tight.

Then next year with McDavid, Nurse, Strome, Maroon, Cagiguila, Benning and Broissent all needed raised and in terms of McDavid and Nurse and Benning significant ones it becomes ugly tight. If McDavid gets a lets say 9 million dollar raise from his current 3.775, Strome gets a million dollar raise, Maroon won't come back if he produces at the same level unless he gets 1.5 min, Nurse gets a million and a half well you know