allan5oh
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Crunching the numbers and if the Cap goes to $84 million in 2019-2020 then the Jets can afford to pay Wheeler and Laine each 7.5 million. With the following major contract additions:
Trouba 5 years at $6 million
Morrissey 7 years at 5.4 million
Lowry 4 yeas at $3 million
Armia 2 years at $2 million
Helle 4 years at 4.25 million
Connor 2 years at $3 million
The conditions are that the 5-7 dmen can make no more than 1.3 million each, backup no more than 1 million and our bottom 4 forwards no more than 1 million each. Next season is a bit dicey which is why Myers needs to be moved imo. After next season we no longer need to leave a bonus cushion for Laine and Stuarts buy out is off the books.
Edit still works for an 82 million cap leaving .75 million cushion for Roslovic's bonus. But bottom 3 dmen can average no more than 1.1 million.
Breakdown:
Forwards $49 million defense $26.6 million goalies $5.1 million
About this
We don't need to leave one period. The bonus cushion is designed so that there's room if you go over the cap with them. But the carryover is a penalty to the following year. The Jets had a bonus cushion overage in 13/14 that carried to 14/15.
Also keep in mind the Jets have many bonuses spread over many players. It's not just about Laine (who will hit a lot of them likely). Laine, Connor come off ELCs at the same time. Roslovic only has 212k in performance bonuses. That's almost a non-issue. By then Vesalainen will be on the roster and will likely have a bit more bonuses?