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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

Just for giggles, a very quick and dirty illustration of how the $700,000 contract could mean the difference in Klimchuk making the team.

Sign:
Lindholm - $5,000,000
Hanifin - $4,500,000
Jankowski - $1,950,000 (matches Bennett)
Rittich- $850,000
Kulak - $800,000

Gaudreau (6.75)- Monahan (6.375) - Neal (5.75)
Tkachuk (0.925) - Jankowski (1.95) - Lindholm (5)
Bennett (1.95) - Backlund (5.35) - Frolik (4.3)
Mangiapane (0.705)-Ryan (3.125)-Brouwer (4.5)
Czarnik (1.25)

Giordano (6.75)-Brodie (4.65)
Hanafin (4.5)-Hamonic (3.857)
Kulak (0.8)-Stone (3.5)
Prout (0.8)

Smith (4.25)
Rittich (0.85)

Previous buyouts: Bouma, Murphy
Roster size: 22
Total: $78,791,710
Cap-space: $708,290

Just enough space for Klimchuk's $700,000 contract but contracts like Foo's and Lazar's $950,000 don't fit.

Lindholm is now $150K cheaper than your estimate so it's way closer. If Treliving gets a similar good deal from Hanifin, or bridges him, the numbers add up for all three again.