As much as Stone would be a great add for playoff run.
The cap space math just does not add up for me to make it all work unless we are giving up an unexpected core piece in this deal for Stone which reduces the net gain for the franchise going forward.
A depth forward with top 6 potential makes more sense.
83 million estimated cap space 2019-20 season.
66.1 million currently committed to that takes into account no Smith contract next year. So 16.9m to work with. (capfriendly.com)
Lets say we are able to move Frolik and Brodie for picks/prospects. That adds another 8.95m to cap space.
That leaves us with 25.85m to work with. Even with BT wizardry we still have to pay:
Stone 9+m (lets say 9.3m). Open market could be 10m.
Tkachuk at least 7.5m
Bennett around 3m.
Rittich 3+m (lets say 3.2m).
That leaves around 2.85m to sign backup goalie, 2-3 depth forwards and 2 Dmen and cover performance bonuses from Valimaki, Andersson, Kylington and maybe even Dube or Parsons?
Simply not enough even at near league minimums for some of these roster spots.
A 3-5m/yr UFA is possible to fit in.
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