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Originally Posted by Otto-matic
You can also bank on Marner ending up in the 9+ mark too.
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Except I don't know how they afford all of that. As of today they have $19M in cap space for next year. If Matthews takes 11.5 of it, that's 8.5 left. Assuming they cut Gardiner and Hainsey loose they still have to replace them. They also have Kapanen (and pretty much the rest of the bottom 6) up for a contract and they will need a backup, whether it's Sparks or someone else.
ETA: Marleau's contract is kinda buyout proof as well.