Summer 2023

Part 1 here

Welcome to CAP-HELL in the 2025 offseason!

Faksa, Armia, Allen, Savard and Evans off the book + cap hit going up as much as $92,500,000 or more.

Guhle, Barron, Slafkovsky, Starting Goalie in 2025

Fantilli, Dach & probably Xhekaj in 2026

Not to mention the cost of not having spots for Beck, Mesar, Roy, Guindon, Heineman, Ylonen to make the team. Basically you are building through UFA.

Teams have tried it before, it doesn't tend to work very well. Even the Canadiens tried it with Gionta, Cammalleri, Gomez, Gonchar and it was not a great success.

I like the players you've brought in, but they will have a mercenary culture.

Beck and Heineman, Mesar to take Faksa Armia and Evans spot Roy to be 13th forward and replace Pezzetta, Ylonen gone through trade Fantilli Xhekaj and Dach all cap controled with the raised in 2026 and if needed move Kravtsov !! It's pretty tight yes, but not impossible. I'm building a fair square top 6 and a rare flat salary cap in a top 6. Having 9,0 to 9,5% as a limit. With Ghule having a raise guys like Matheson can be replaced by Hutson. I'm playing puzzle chess level with the team. Adding that Price is gone by 2026 and goaltender like Dobes and Dishow or even Primeau will take over Allen. It's doable.