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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
We don't know if they will make trades or sign free agents, but this is their current projected roster (current ages in parentheses):
Hyman(33)-McDavid(28)-RNH(32)
Arvidsson(32)-Draisaitl(29)-Kane(33)
Janmark(32)-Henrique(35)-Podkolzin(23)
Viljami(22)-Samanski(23)-Frederic*(27)
Ekholm(35)-Bouchard*(25)
Kulak(31)-Nurse(30)
Walman(29)-Stecher(31)
Emberson(25)
Skinner(26)-Pickard(33)
*assumed to be re-signed
Cap space: $12.5M - $3.5-4M for Frederic = $8M...which will certainly be eaten by Bouchard's contract at minimum.
I have no idea who Viljami or Samanski are, but they are on the depth chart as placeholders. After seeing the reported contract for Frederic and what could be expected for Bouchard, I can't imagine there will be any cap left for anyone other than replacement level players.
They are still only paying $3.6M TOTAL for their goaltending...and getting results in accordance. I wonder if that will change.
That's a whole lot of guys that are past their best before date. Even their top 2 guys are probably post apex at this point, but we shall see. It doesn't bode well for them long term, so even if they're a playoff team this year, I think they're in serious trouble after that as almost nobody is signed beyond next year right now.
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Man I hope they sign McDavid to a $16M contract (15% of proj. cap when his deal starts, hes @ 14% right now). That team will be ####ed with an aging, expensive core. They're going to look like Chicago & Pittsburgh after they won their cups - just without the cups.
2026/27 Season when his extension kicks in:
$104M Cap
$16M - McDavid (30)
$14M - Draisaitl (31)
$10M - Bouchard (27)
$9.25M - Nurse (32)
$49.25M - 47% of the cap
$7.0M? - Walman (31)
$5.5M - Hyman (35)
$5.2M - RNH (34)
$3.8M - Fredric (29)
$20.5M - 21% of the cap
That will leave them looking like this
X(7M)-McDavid-X(3M)
X(2M)-Draisaitl-Hyman
Fredric - RNH - X(1M)
X(.8M)-X(.8M)-X(.8M)
X (6M) - Bouchard
Nurse - Walman
X(1M)-X(1M)
X (6M)
X (1.5M)
So you're looking at $31.7M(Campbell buyout) for 4 top 9 wingers, a #1D and 2 Goalies. They have no one in the pipeline, there's no one coming to help. They're going to have to fill out their lineup with more Skinners and more Arvidssons.
I think their windows slams shut once Ekholm leaves. They have no assets and will be built like a team who went
all in. Pittsburg, Chicago, LA & Tampa had prospects coming in while they were constantly competing, Oilers have nothing in the pipeline and no assets. They don't have any avenue to improve their team aside from trading McDavid, but even then the return won't turn your franchise around.