Holland will need to play with the cap to get the most flexibility or the upcoming season
Lineup during camp
Zetterberg, Nyquist, Bertuzzi, Franzen, Vanek, Nielsen, Helm, Mantha, Antanisiou, Abdelkader, Glendening, Witkowski, Rasmusssen(he can not be sent to AHL), Wade, DeKeyser, Green, Ericsson, Kronwall, Jensen, Daley, Hickets, Howard and Bernier.
Cap Hit 77,862,210
Sign Larkin to bridge contract 2x4,500,00
Cap Hit 82,362,210
Trade AA & 2019 4thround pick to San Jose for 2019 Fla 2nd round pick
Cap Hit79,326,210
23 players
1st day of season place Franzen to LTIR
Cap Hit 75,545,455
Recall Frk
Cap Hit 76,750,455
2,929,545 in LTIR space
Strange that Holland would sign 3m Bernier and 3m Vanek this summer and risk losing a young player.
I can see the signing of Bernier with the injuries Howie has had lately. I agree concerning Vanek unless Z is LTIRed. I enjoy the off season, seeing how teams tweak and build their rosters, and, of course, the time leading up to the TDL.