My ideal Hawks roster for next year:
Saad(3.5) - Toews(10.5) - Hossa(5.275)
Sharp(5.9) - Teravainen(.925) - Kane(10.5)
McNeil(.863,333) - Shaw(2.0) - Versteeg(2.2)
Nordstrom(1.0) - Danault(.863,333) - Smith(1.5)
cheap vet/prospect(.8)
Keith(5.538,462) - Seabrook(5.8)
Hjalmarsson(4.1) - TVR(.925)
Rundblad(1.0) - cheap vet/prospect(1.0)
cheap vet/prospect(.8)
Crawford(6.0)
Darling(.8)
Thats minus Bickell, Kruger, Oduya, Rozsival, Richards, Carcillo, and Raanta. Resign Saad at 3.5. Also assuming we can add a vet or a prospect here or there, and resign Darling, Rundblad, and Nordstrom for reasonable prices.
All in total that adds up to right around 71.7 mill. I really hope thats doable. If not, then consider moving Versteeg or Shaw to make up for the difference.
Until i see it in person, im still not giving up on that team being good enough to at least have a chance at the Cup. I dont think the drop-off will be nearly as bad as most are predicting, not with that core of 88,19,81,10,20,2,7,and 4.