Quoting: mokumboi
Dorofeyev is getting a raise + Korz = more than half the 6M is gone right off the top. Then they have to replace their leading scorer Cup hero and 2C. It's not like they just have to re-sign a couple of 4th liners. And also, on top of all that, two reliable 4th liners are also UFA. A couple of these contracts counted for next year are AHL depth players. So unless Vegas wants to scrape for the entire bottom six, having already bumped two 3rd liners into the top six, they're in deep doo doo. Brett Howden 3C, here we come.
Well Korzak will almost certainly be moved simply due to lack of roster spots and loss of waiver exemption.
Again they are at 20/23 spots filled already, maybe they place Rondbjerg on waivers but Brisson, Dorofeyev and Cotter should all be regulars in the lineup next year.
Dorofeyev will probably get about 1.5-2M depending on term.
I'm not sure how you missed it but Stephenson has already been replaced for next year by Hertl.
Sure they will either have to re-sign Marchessault or replace him but that's not going to be major cap gymnastics
Barbashev - Eichel - xxx
Dorofeyev - Hertl - Stone
Howden - Karlsson - Brisson
Cotter - Roy - Kolesar
Rondbjerg
Hanifin - Pietrangelo
McNabb - Theodore
Hague - Whitecloud
Hutton
That's 21 players, only missing that 1 spot on the top line with 5-5.5M cap space to extend Marchessault. What am I missing here? If they are that tight on cap they may shop Roy then bring in a cheaper option at 4C