Build the worst Cap ceiling team with currently active players

[MoreOrr]

A bit reverse from a more typical scenario...

Assemble the worst team you can, spending to or very near to the Cap upper limit, with currently active NHL players.

I think this will be quite a challenge, because certainly there will need to be some fairly decent players included, but probably players who are overpaid for the talent they typically show. It'll be curious to see what players the team consists of.

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[RJ8812*]

I know Vinny, Umby and MacDonald will be starring on this team for sure

 

[member 145483]

Lol...Edmonton Oilers.

Add whomever you would like to fill in the remainder, won't make a difference.

 

[BillDineen]

Modify Flyers lineup slightly to start and you are almost done.

 

[Frelimo]

David Clarkson says "hi"

 

[Grant]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
XXXXX / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / XXXXX
XXXXX / David Desharnais ($3.500m) / XXXXX
XXXXX / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX

DEFENSEMEN
Nikita Nikitin ($4.500m) / Brooks Orpik ($5.500m)
Bryce Salvador ($3.167m) / Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m)
Dan Boyle ($4.500m) / XXXXX
XXXXX

GOALTENDERS
Ilya Bryzgalov ($2.880m)
Ondrej Pavelec ($3.900m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $57,696,667; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (13-man roster): $11,303,333



No idea on dan boyle. Haven't heard his name though, assuming he hasn't been that good.

Missing 10 players but only have 11.3m left, just insert some awful players on cheap contracts. I'm probably wrong on a couple of the people I have listed but this is what I came up with without thinking too hard about it. Don't watch most of these people play, just going off of reputations other posters give the players.

 

[MoreOrr]

So, right off the bat we seem to have some combination of the Flyers and the Oilers... LOL... perhaps it wasn't as challenging as I first imagined.

 

[Scrobble]

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup

FORWARDS

R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Benoit Pouliot ($4.000m) / David Legwand ($3.000m) / Teddy Purcell ($4.500m)
Zac Rinaldo ($0.750m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / Chris Stewart ($4.150m)
John Scott ($0.700m) / David Desharnais ($3.500m) / Jared Boll ($1.700m)

DEFENSEMEN

Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m) / Clayton Stoner ($3.250m)
Justin Schultz ($3.675m) / Nikita Nikitin ($4.500m)
Luke Schenn ($3.600m) / Nick Holden ($0.600m)

GOALTENDERS

Ondrej Pavelec ($3.900m)
Reto Berra ($1.450m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $68,125,000; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $875,000

 

[h2owned]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Jarome Iginla ($5.333m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Damien Brunner ($2.500m) / Daniel Briere ($4.000m) / David Jones ($4.000m)
Colin Greening ($2.650m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / Erik Cole ($4.500m)
DEFENSEMEN
Dion Phaneuf ($7.000m) / Jake Gardiner ($4.050m)
Clayton Stoner ($3.250m) / Stephane Robidas ($3.000m)
Andrej Meszaros ($4.125m) / Deryk Engelland ($2.917m)
Bryan Allen ($3.500m) /
GOALTENDERS
Cam Ward ($6.300m)
Niklas Backstrom ($3.417m)
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): -$23,860,556

 

[DL44]

Clarkson (5.25) - Lecavalier (4.5) - Purcell (4.5)
Brown (5.88) - Horcoff (6.5) - Umberger (4.6)
Pominville (5.6) - Zajac (5.75)

I've gave up here... This took me waaaay to long to get to... Like not enough time to continue and finish, but too much time to just delete... so I'm pressing "submit reply" anyway...

 

[moomoosoup]

Surprised not to see more of Mike Smith or Meszaros.

 

[Scrobble]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Jarome Iginla ($5.333m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Damien Brunner ($2.500m) / Daniel Briere ($4.000m) / David Jones ($4.000m)
Colin Greening ($2.650m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / Erik Cole ($4.500m)
DEFENSEMEN
Dion Phaneuf ($7.000m) / Jake Gardiner ($4.050m)
Clayton Stoner ($3.250m) / Stephane Robidas ($3.000m)
Andrej Meszaros ($4.125m) / Deryk Engelland ($2.917m)
Bryan Allen ($3.500m) /
GOALTENDERS
Cam Ward ($6.300m)
Niklas Backstrom ($3.417m)
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): -$23,860,556

I think the OP meant that the team should still be under the cap.

 

[BillDineen]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Chris Stewart ($4.150m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
John Scott ($0.700m) / Olli Jokinen ($2.500m) / Ryane Clowe ($4.850m)
Tanner Glass ($1.450m) / Chris VandeVelde ($0.575m) / Devin Setoguchi ($0.750m)
DEFENSEMEN
Andrej Meszaros ($4.125m) / Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m)
Brooks Orpik ($5.500m) / Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m)
Bryce Salvador ($3.167m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
GOALTENDERS
Ray Emery ($1.000m)
Anders Lindback ($0.925m)

CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $13,333

 

[h2owned]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Dany Heatley ($1.000m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Colin Greening ($2.650m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / David Jones ($4.000m)
John Scott ($0.700m) / Zach Sill ($0.550m) / Damien Brunner ($2.500m)
DEFENSEMEN
Andrej Meszaros ($4.125m) / Brooks Orpik ($5.500m)
Clayton Stoner ($3.250m) / Deryk Engelland ($2.917m)
Brad Hunt ($0.550m) / Ryan Wilson ($2.200m)
GOALTENDERS
Cam Ward ($6.300m)
Jason Labarbera ($0.750m)


CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $339,444

 

[EpicDing]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
XXXXX / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / XXXXX
XXXXX / David Desharnais ($3.500m) / XXXXX
XXXXX / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX

DEFENSEMEN
Nikita Nikitin ($4.500m) / Brooks Orpik ($5.500m)
Bryce Salvador ($3.167m) / Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m)
Dan Boyle ($4.500m) / XXXXX
XXXXX

GOALTENDERS
Ilya Bryzgalov ($2.880m)
Ondrej Pavelec ($3.900m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $57,696,667; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (13-man roster): $11,303,333



No idea on dan boyle. Haven't heard his name though, assuming he hasn't been that good.

Missing 10 players but only have 11.3m left, just insert some awful players on cheap contracts. I'm probably wrong on a couple of the people I have listed but this is what I came up with without thinking too hard about it. Don't watch most of these people play, just going off of reputations other posters give the players.

Boyle'a been good when healthy. Hasn't played much this season though.

 

[KPower]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Chris Stewart ($4.150m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
John Scott ($0.700m) / Olli Jokinen ($2.500m) / Ryane Clowe ($4.850m)
Tanner Glass ($1.450m) / Chris VandeVelde ($0.575m) / Devin Setoguchi ($0.750m)
DEFENSEMEN
Andrej Meszaros ($4.125m) / Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m)
Brooks Orpik ($5.500m) / Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m)
Bryce Salvador ($3.167m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
GOALTENDERS
Ray Emery ($1.000m)
Anders Lindback ($0.925m)

CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $13,333

That team would beat oilers in a 7 game series...

Deeper down the middle.

 

[hototogisu]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Chris Stewart ($4.150m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
John Scott ($0.700m) / Olli Jokinen ($2.500m) / Ryane Clowe ($4.850m)
Tanner Glass ($1.450m) / Chris VandeVelde ($0.575m) / Devin Setoguchi ($0.750m)
DEFENSEMEN
Andrej Meszaros ($4.125m) / Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m)
Brooks Orpik ($5.500m) / Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m)
Bryce Salvador ($3.167m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
GOALTENDERS
Ray Emery ($1.000m)
Anders Lindback ($0.925m)

CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $13,333

Three years ago that would have been seen as a pretty good team, honestly.

 

[WarriorofTime]

The edmonton oilers.

 

[Frelimo]

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Chris Stewart ($4.150m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Martin Erat ($4.500m) / Cody Hodgson ($4.250m) / Ales Hemsky ($4.000m)
Danny Cleary ($1.500m) / Olli Jokinen ($2.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Eric Boulton ($0.650m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Craig Adams ($0.700m)
DEFENSEMEN
Deryk Engelland ($2.917m) / Bryce Salvador ($3.167m)
Luke Schenn ($3.600m) / Justin Schultz ($3.675m)
Keith Aulie ($0.800m) / Michal Jordan ($0.550m)
GOALTENDERS
Cam Ward ($6.300m)
Ilya Bryzgalov ($2.880m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $68,388,333; BONUSES: $1,125,000
CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $611,667

 

[KGL]

FORWARDS
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Dany Heatley ($1.000m) / Dave Bolland ($5.500m) / David Clarkson ($5.250m)
Tanner Glass ($1.450m) / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / Chris Stewart ($4.150m)
John Scott ($0.700m) / Chris VandeVelde ($0.575m) / Devin Setoguchi ($0.750m)
DEFENSEMEN
Brooks Orpik ($5.500m) / Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m)
Nikita Nikitin ($4.500m) / Deryk Engelland ($2.917m)
Brad Hunt ($0.550m) / Ryan Wilson ($2.250m)
GOALTENDERS
Cam Ward ($6.300m)
Anders Lindback ($0.925m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $68,316,667; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $683,333

 

[lotionmyfeet*]

all these teams would still beat the oilers

 

[DyerMaker66*]

 

[swflyers93]

It's the current Flyers roster and I am saying this as a Flyers fan.

 

[Boocock]

What happens when we take away the cap ceiling?

Clarkson ($5.25mil) - Lecavalier ($4.5mil) - Briere ($4mil)
Horcoff ($5.5mil) - Umberger ($4.6mil) - Cole ($4.5mil)
Bickell ($4mil) - Richards ($5.75mil) - Ruutu ($4.75mil)
Clowe ($4.85mil) - Weiss ($4.9mil) - Bourque ($3.33mil)
Semin ($7mil)
Stewart ($4.15mil)

Orpik ($5.5mil) - Gonchar ($5mil)
Nikitin ($4.5mil) - Myers ($5.5mil)
Scuderi ($3.375mil) - Allen ($3.5mil)
Engelland ($2.9167mil)

Ward ($6.3mil)
Miller ($6mil)

Total Cap Hit: $109.617 million

 

[ThatGuy22]

The Avalanche already did it.

CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER
CapGeek Armchair GM Roster
FORWARDS
Gabriel Landeskog ($5.571m) / Matt Duchene ($6.000m) / Jarome Iginla ($5.333m)
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Ryan O'Reilly ($6.000m) / Maxime Talbot ($1.750m)
Jamie McGinn ($2.950m) / Daniel Briere ($4.000m) / Marc-Andre Cliche ($0.700m)
Cody McLeod ($1.150m) / John Mitchell ($1.800m) / Borna Rendulic ($0.623m)
Patrick Bordeleau ($1.000m) / Nathan MacKinnon ($0.925m) / Dennis Everberg ($0.613m)
Ben Street ($0.650m) / Jesse Winchester ($0.900m) /
Paul Carey ($0.715m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Erik Johnson ($3.750m) / Brad Stuart ($3.600m)
Jan Hejda ($3.250m) / Tyson Barrie ($2.600m)
Nate Guenin ($0.800m) / Zach Redmond ($0.750m)
Karl Stollery ($0.605m) / Nick Holden ($0.600m)
GOALTENDERS
Semyon Varlamov ($5.900m)
Reto Berra ($1.450m)
Calvin Pickard ($0.813m)
BUYOUTS
Greg Zanon ($0.750m)
LTIR
Ryan Wilson ($2.250m)
BONUS OVERAGE
$0
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15 crunched using simulation date of 2014-12-10)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; BONUSES: $2,906,667
CAP SPACE (29-man roster): $264,961