A little tight on the cap but good look ahead to a "what if" situation. I imagine the 1 million dollar deals can be cut down to the mid .925k/875k maybe. A few cuts here and there should free up the necessary cap space.

Of course, not factoring other trades and signings + Injuries, this squad has the ability to compete in the division. With NYR, NYI, CAR and CLB taking steps back throughout the year, they can compete for a top 3 spot for sure in that division.

If Will Butcher (the pick that got away from the Avs) has another year like his rookie year.> He will be making more than 3.5 million.

WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, he didn't sign with us WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

A problem easily solved by a Zajac or Ryan buyout (hell maybe even a compliance one) and not resigning Greene.

Butcher played amazing, but was also severely sheltered with his opposition, among other things. That being said, I originally had him at $4M, and we shall see where he falls after this season. All of this is based upon what I see as a modest cap projection no moves to clear up cap space in the short term.

Also, don't forget that Kerfoot did the same thing to the Devils that Butcher did to the Avs, so we'll chalk it up to a trade that worked out better in the short term for the Devils

Appreciate your feedback, and I don't see this roster staying the way it is that far forward. I don't know the details about Ryan's NMC/NTC and if it carries to the new team via a trade (many don't), which would likely result in him being a part of another trade, while retaining a portion of the salary (return depends on how he performs, of course). Also hard to predict prospect trajectory

In hindsight, this would have been too much for what Ott eventually got for EK. Poor Sens fans.