Let's say you need to be within 1 mil of the cap, just to set a mark.
CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Ryan Malone ($4.500m) / Danny Briere ($6.500m) / Martin Havlat ($5.000m)
Alexei Ponikarovsky ($1.800m) / Ville Leino ($4.500m) / Brian Gionta ($5.000m)
Alexei Kovalev ($1.450m) / Olli Jokinen ($4.500m) / Scottie Upshall ($3.500m)
Tim Jackman ($0.613m) / Ben Eager ($1.100m) / Erik Cole ($4.500m)
Keith Aucoin ($0.650m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Keith Ballard ($4.200m) / Tomas Kaberle ($4.250m)
Anton Babchuk ($2.500m) / Mike Komisarek ($4.500m)
Aaron Rome ($1.500m) / Greg Zanon ($2.250m)
Kent Huskins ($0.750m) /
GOALTENDERS
Rick DiPietro ($4.500m)
Tomas Vokoun ($2.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $70,062,500; BONUSES: $450,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $137,500
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Yeah, some of these players may not be the worst available, but I needed to stick to the cap.
CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Ryan Malone ($4.500m) / Danny Briere ($6.500m) / Martin Havlat ($5.000m)
Alexei Ponikarovsky ($1.800m) / Ville Leino ($4.500m) / Brian Gionta ($5.000m)
Alexei Kovalev ($1.450m) / Olli Jokinen ($4.500m) / Scottie Upshall ($3.500m)
Tim Jackman ($0.613m) / Ben Eager ($1.100m) / Erik Cole ($4.500m)
Keith Aucoin ($0.650m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Keith Ballard ($4.200m) / Tomas Kaberle ($4.250m)
Anton Babchuk ($2.500m) / Mike Komisarek ($4.500m)
Aaron Rome ($1.500m) / Greg Zanon ($2.250m)
Kent Huskins ($0.750m) /
GOALTENDERS
Rick DiPietro ($4.500m)
Tomas Vokoun ($2.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $70,062,500; BONUSES: $450,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $137,500
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Yeah, some of these players may not be the worst available, but I needed to stick to the cap.