I've been very much on the trade Oduya bandwagon, but I'm really starting to warm up to this roster...
CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER
TE Teravainen up, Cya Rozi/Versteeg
FORWARDS
Bryan Bickell ($4.000m) / Jonathan Toews ($6.300m) / Marian Hossa ($5.275m)
Brandon Saad ($0.764m) / Brad Richards ($2.000m) / Patrick Kane ($6.300m)
Patrick Sharp ($5.900m) / Andrew Shaw ($2.000m) / Teuvo Teravainen ($0.894m)
Jeremy Morin ($0.800m) / Marcus Kruger ($1.325m) / Ben Smith ($1.500m)
Dennis Rasmussen ($0.793m) / Peter Regin ($0.650m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Duncan Keith ($5.538m) / Brent Seabrook ($5.800m)
Johnny Oduya ($3.375m) / Niklas Hjalmarsson ($4.100m)
Nick Leddy ($2.700m) / Stephen Johns ($0.800m)
David Rundblad ($0.785m)
GOALTENDERS
Corey Crawford ($6.000m)
Antti Raanta ($0.750m)
BUYOUTS
Steve Montador ($0.000m)
Rostislav Olesz ($0.000m)
BONUS OVERAGE
$60,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $68,409,295; BONUSES: $962,500
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $590,705
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-check out Chris Block's newest article
http://thethirdmanin.com/2014/08/26...-camp-zagreb-icehogs-beach-try-out/#more-4068
1) I think Chris knows the most of anyone out there when it comes to the Hawks, including all the beat writers
2)seems like Teravainen will start with the Hawks
3) Stephen Johns moving to Chicago is interesting to me, he doesn't think it's a big deal but I kind of do. Creates a sort of thunder and lightning ad pair with Leddy that can be sheltered.
-trade Rozi and Versteeg for whatever
-this lineup has a 1A and 1B line and then a 2nd line and a third line. No more plugs on this roster.
-I love playing Bickell on the first line. Hopefully help him put up some crazy stats for a trade next summer.
-Love love LOVE playing Sharp with Teravainen. Turbo's passing with Sharps sniping with Shaw doing Shaw things in front of the net.
-you limit the number of guys getting "screwed" by staying in the minors. Dahlbeck and Clendening are the only NHL ready guys and they have a clear path to the lineup next year with Oduya and Leddy not being brought back.