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Originally Posted by Fire
The cap is going up only $1 million next season. Then probably $4 million a season for the next couple of seasons. They can't afford to overpay by much.
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Pending UFAs
2023: Lucic, Lewis, Weegar
2024: Backlund, Toffoli, Lindholm, Hanifin, Tanev, Zadorov, Kylington
Lucic’s money off the books pays for Huberdeau’s raise on its own.
Trade one of Toffoli/Zadorov for futures and that pays for Weegar.
To keep Lindholm and Hanifin will likely cost Backlund and Kylington, but Backlund will be 36 by then, and he’ll be an ideal candidate to come back on the cheap.
Tanev will have a ton of mileage on him as a 35 year old. Probably best to walk away at that point.
I dunno. I’m not seeing anything on the cap page that’s an insurmountable obstacle to keeping this core together.