I wanted to start a thread for cap discussion...separate from other threads, so as not to hijack those discussions..
The Flyers cap as currently situated...is OK..for this season..are we in Cap Hell? Nah.
Are we good? Nope.
Add to it that we are headed into a 3 year span where cap hits are likely to rise for the club, and the NHLPA is less and less likely to hit the artificial inflator and well, OK is as good as it gets.
Currently the Flyers have about 12m in cap space...
They need a Goalie...what kind of goalie...well that's the question...and they can be pricey...Mason would eat up about a third of that cap...
They have 10 forwards from last year signed..and 5 Dmen...
So if you chalk up 4m to a goalie that leaves you 8mil to get 5 more players upped..
That gives you about 1.6m per signing..also very doable...but you see how we're quickly going from Ok to "hey where'd all that room go?!"
So we pencil in Morin and Lindblom..that's a combined 1.788...so that's nice...
...give us about 2.070 per for the remaining 3...
Penciling in Nolan Patrick? Once you account for bonuses his cap hit will likey hit that 2.07 number...
The Flyers, will be OK..but things will remain tight and injurues could wreak havoc on what is likely to be a small amt of cushion from the ceiling headed into the season.
Beyond this season it gets hairy, and I'll talk about that later....
What remains to be said is that you can;t have a "good cap situation" with Lehtera hitting at 4.7, MacDonald at 5, Weise at 2.35 and arguably Raffl as well...that Read and Filppula expire at the end of the season is a saving grace...it's OK, but it's not "Good"
The Flyers cap as currently situated...is OK..for this season..are we in Cap Hell? Nah.
Are we good? Nope.
Add to it that we are headed into a 3 year span where cap hits are likely to rise for the club, and the NHLPA is less and less likely to hit the artificial inflator and well, OK is as good as it gets.
Currently the Flyers have about 12m in cap space...
They need a Goalie...what kind of goalie...well that's the question...and they can be pricey...Mason would eat up about a third of that cap...
They have 10 forwards from last year signed..and 5 Dmen...
So if you chalk up 4m to a goalie that leaves you 8mil to get 5 more players upped..
That gives you about 1.6m per signing..also very doable...but you see how we're quickly going from Ok to "hey where'd all that room go?!"
So we pencil in Morin and Lindblom..that's a combined 1.788...so that's nice...
...give us about 2.070 per for the remaining 3...
Penciling in Nolan Patrick? Once you account for bonuses his cap hit will likey hit that 2.07 number...
The Flyers, will be OK..but things will remain tight and injurues could wreak havoc on what is likely to be a small amt of cushion from the ceiling headed into the season.
Beyond this season it gets hairy, and I'll talk about that later....
What remains to be said is that you can;t have a "good cap situation" with Lehtera hitting at 4.7, MacDonald at 5, Weise at 2.35 and arguably Raffl as well...that Read and Filppula expire at the end of the season is a saving grace...it's OK, but it's not "Good"
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