Its funny how Staples completely forgets that they have to trade someone to sign Mcleoad and still likely won’t have a full lineup. If a convenient Smith injury doesn’t fall in their lap their goaltending tandem is Smith and Skinner this year. Next year Bouchard, Pulijarvi, Yamamoto and Skinner will need new deals. Everyone coming off the books is near league minimum and they have to replace them. The only real relief they will have is Sekera’s buyout will be gone. But they will probably have to buy somebody else out to make it work. All of this while McDavid and Draisaitl are in their prime and on sweetheart deals. The cap will only rise slightly again next year. By the time it makes a big jump the big 2 will need huge raises. Their cap situation is a mess.
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