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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Currently estimate salary expenditure on cap friendly is 92 million and change. Wonder if the Avs need any help eating some salary this year.
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That number includes Nichushkin and Landeskog. With those two off the active roster, they will have over $10 million in LTIR space that they can use. So they don't have an immediate worry about the cap hit.
I doubt the Avs are worried about the actual cash either.
What probably hurts them most is that Drouin salvaged his career with a 56-point season and will be looking for a proper contract as a UFA. I can't see him signing another $825,000 deal to stay in Colorado.
So maybe they do need some help to free up cap, but no obvious remedies leap to the eye.