[D as in David]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

They got $10.5M, which was maybe $1M too much.

What cost them was their supporting staff started regressing, like Bolland, Sharp etc.

They really fell victim to having too many good players and couldn't afford to keep them. The salaries and Kane and Toews contributed just a bit. They were in deep regardless.

Or maybe Stan Bowman happened to them.