IMHO, I think Stone is a bit over-priced here. I think he'll sign long term for under $6MM, I think signing Ceci for that price will take term. Short-term term, 1 year, may take a greater financial commitment. Even with the cap going up, you haven't left much space to sign Karl and Duchene.

Highly doubt Stone signs for any less. He could get $8.5-$9M if we was a UFA. As for Ceci, he has one year of arbitration left so I could see both sides being ok with a one year deal. Cap should be near $80M next season and likely up the year after that. There would be enough money to sign Karl and Duchene