It could be difficult to keep everyone next year 2025-'26.
Okposo, Jost, Girgensons, Olofsson, Erik Johnson, Comrie have all been dropped from this year’s roster.
They have been replaced by players with ELC's Kulich, Ostlund, Rousak, Ryan Johnson, Savoie.
Greenway, Levi, Quinn, Peterka and Johnson are in their final contract year in which they will earn approximately $9,550,000 in 2024-'25 and will be seeking decent raises the following year.
If they all perform as well as expected, they should expect to receive contracts similar to Samuelsson or about $4,500,000 each, or $22,500,000 total.
These new salaries will increase the total cap by $13,000,000 more than the project cap space of this year, even with Power and Dahlin receiving contracts less than what most Sabre ACGM's and other pundits predict.
As well as he played last year, and demonstrated that he is a solid team player who likes to play for Buffalo, Skinner may be a casualty due to his age and cap hit and will be traded or bought out of his final contract year.
Alternatively, Casey and Jokiharju are traded to make cap space and are replaced by other players (Wahlberg/Strbek) on their ELC.
DAHLIN'S TERM WAS REDUCED FROM 8 YEARS TO 5 YEARS.
THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP
It's a good team (already) with a promising future. If Levi turns out to be the real deal, this is a contender in the 2025 playoffs.
I think they have very good shot at 2024 playoffs. They weren’t that far of wild card last year. And all their competitors are aging or banged up (BOS, FLA…NYI, PIT for possible wild card). Will be fun to watch.
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