Pretty obvious that the bigger caphit is a direct result of the short 3 year contract for a RH defenseman in the prime of his career.
Brodie (27) 4.65m
Hamonic (26) 3.86m
Stone (27) 3.5m
All signed for the next 3 seasons. This current team's core and main supporting cast is set, aiming to contend with only a couple major question marks of Backlund, Bennett and Tkachuk's future contracts over the next couple years.
Aside from a couple accessory pieces here (Sharp UFA signing) or there and barring major cap clearing trades (Brouwer), our wild cards for how well and how long this team is successful for will depend on the prospects. No doubt they'll all be spending more time in the AHL but with the inevitable injuries, it'll be up to them to take those jobs when those opportunities come.
Naturally this applies to our goalie situation as well.
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