Quoting: Falcon_talon
Bye bye Aho and Pesce
I don't necessarily think so, depending on what contracts those players are comfortable with. I think if you try and get Pesce/Skjei in at or under $13M, you do Aho at $10.5M longterm, Jarvis at $4.5-5M bridged, Necas at $7M. That's $35.5M worst case, which is exactly to cap for 2024-25 without an increase. We'd lost Teuvo, and we wouldn't have room to sign Drury, Chatfield, Martinook, Noesen, etc.
I'd probably bring in a depth dman instead of Soucy like DeHaan, or have Fensore play if it meant being able to keep a few of those guys. then you would have +/- $3M to add to Slavin's contract the next year, and all this is just a few years out from what is likely a significant cap increase.
It's doable. Maybe a big spend, but your top six is Aho, Svech, Necas, Meier, Jarvis, KK, and you still have Staal, and Barbashev in the wings. We have loads of depth guys to help our bottom 6, and your defense is locked in.