Thank goodness the Knights beat the Oilers. There was definitely a clearer path to a Cup victory for the Western conference teams with the Bruins' early exit. The next 2 seasons are going to be key as Draisaitl's sweetheart contract will be over. Don't know how many extra millions they'll need to add to keep him, but I suspect the looming deal may hamper Holland's ability to make the team better as their cap situation will be tight. Looks like they'll have to drop a couple larger cap hits just so they're not dressing half a team of league minimums.
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