Modifié 27 sept. 2022 à 11 h 23
Quoting: KMMHL2012
The cap will go up, surely, but Lundell is likely in the Stutzle contract territory, so, his salary will outgrow the cap growth.
Putting Florida in tough position, along with signing Reinhart to fill out the roster.
Bob needs to be moved, but Florida has no picks to pay someone to take on that contract, and he has a full NMC.
To remain competitive, they should consider shipping Knight out and getting a pick and another top goalie prospect (Askarov, Levi back, Cossa, wallstedt) who would be ready for a pay raise once Bob is done.
Like I said, they have players with trade value (Bennett, Duclair, Montour) who can be shipped out for picks and they can be replaced with younger , cheaper and possibly more effective players.
I see Duclair and Montour being traded next offseason, Bennett the following season when Lundell needs a new contract. That leaves them with a lot of cap space, even if Lundell gets 8.5 x 8
I see the top 9 looking like this in 24-25 and they won’t re-sign Reinhart
Balcers-Barkov-Tkachuk
Verhaeghe-Lundell-Sameskovich or Trade/UFA
Denisenko-Luostarainen-UFA
Trading Knight would be a terrible idea, Bob is hit or miss and Knight has the potential to be a top 3 goaltender in the game