Make the worst team you can, while staying as close to the cap as possible.

[Skobel24]

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.

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[Nordberg]

Zanon for 2,25 million is just a true head-scratcher. Many of these might have made some sense at the time of signing, but that one is something else.

 

[Thumper17]

I think you pretty much nailed it. No Comeau though. Hmm.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I have beef with Gionta being on your roster but that's about it.

 

[TheHudlinator]

FORWARDS
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Matt Stajan ($3.500m) / Jarome Iginla ($7.000m)
Jiri Hudler ($4.000m) / Roman Cervenka ($3.775m) / Sven Baertschi ($1.425m)
Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Mikael Backlund ($0.761m) / Curtis Glencross ($2.550m)
Lee Stempniak ($2.500m) / Steve Begin ($0.525m) / Brian McGrattan ($0.600m)
Tim Jackman ($0.613m) / Blake Comeau ($1.250m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Mark Giordano ($4.020m)
T.J. Brodie ($0.578m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.250m)
Derek Smith ($0.775m) / Chris Butler ($1.200m)
Cory Sarich ($2.000m) / Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)
GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m)
Joey MacDonald ($0.550m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $70,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $66,853,750; BONUSES: $531,250

How'd I do

 

[MarkGio]

No Horcoff?!?

 

[saillias]

Is Adam Pardy still making 4 mil?

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Is Adam Pardy still making 4 mil?

It was a two year $4 total but yeah he still has a cap hit of $2 million for Buffalo.

 

[MC Ride]

FORWARDS
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Matt Stajan ($3.500m) / Jarome Iginla ($7.000m)
Jiri Hudler ($4.000m) / Roman Cervenka ($3.775m) / Sven Baertschi ($1.425m)
Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Mikael Backlund ($0.761m) / Curtis Glencross ($2.550m)
Lee Stempniak ($2.500m) / Steve Begin ($0.525m) / Brian McGrattan ($0.600m)
Tim Jackman ($0.613m) / Blake Comeau ($1.250m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Mark Giordano ($4.020m)
T.J. Brodie ($0.578m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.250m)
Derek Smith ($0.775m) / Chris Butler ($1.200m)
Cory Sarich ($2.000m) / Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)
GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m)
Joey MacDonald ($0.550m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $70,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $66,853,750; BONUSES: $531,250

How'd I do

This one's better

 

[Remember2004]

I think you pretty much nailed it. No Comeau though. Hmm.

He would be the captain

 

[SmellOfVictory]

What about adding Heatley in for Gionta and swapping Comeau in for Cole? I think that would be a worse team. Also anyone with a cap hit <1 million should be an enforcer.

 

[FlamesFreak4]

Well, i gave it a go...

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Dany Heatley ($7.500m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Dustin Penner ($3.250m) / Tim Connolly ($4.750m) / Alexei Kovalev ($1.450m)
Blake Comeau ($1.250m) / Ville Leino ($4.500m) / Kyle Wellwood ($1.600m)
Tim Jackman ($0.613m) / Scott Gomez ($0.700m) / Guillaume Desbiens ($0.600m)
P-L L.-Leblond ($0.550m)

DEFENSEMEN
Tomas Kaberle ($4.250m) / Mike Komisarek ($4.500m)
Tim Erixon ($1.750m) / Shane O'Brien ($2.000m)
Adam Pardy ($2.000m) / Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)
Jim Vandermeer ($0.600m)

GOALTENDERS
Rick DiPietro ($4.500m)
Nikolai Khabibulin ($3.750m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $65,112,500; BONUSES: $850,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $37,500

 

[DCDM]

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Dany Heatley ($7.500m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Dustin Penner ($3.250m) / Ville Leino ($4.500m) / Jamie Langenbrunner ($1.500m)
Alexei Kovalev ($1.450m) / Kyle Wellwood ($1.600m) / Matt Cooke ($1.800m)
Brett Sutter ($0.605m) / Zac Rinaldo ($0.578m) / Tim Jackman ($0.613m)
John Scott ($0.600m)

DEFENSEMEN
Ron Hainsey ($4.500m) / Tomas Kaberle ($4.250m)
Tom Poti ($2.875m) / Ryan O'Byrne ($1.800m)
Adam Pardy ($2.000m) / Cam Barker ($0.700m)
Theo Peckham ($1.075m)

GOALTENDERS
Rick DiPietro ($4.500m)
Dan Ellis ($0.800m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,297,083; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $2,917

 

[Shawnofthedeadz]

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Dany Heatley ($7.500m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / Alexander Semin ($7.000m)
Dustin Penner ($3.250m) / Ville Leino ($4.500m) / Jamie Langenbrunner ($1.500m)
Alexei Kovalev ($1.450m) / Kyle Wellwood ($1.600m) / Matt Cooke ($1.800m)
Brett Sutter ($0.605m) / Zac Rinaldo ($0.578m) / Tim Jackman ($0.613m)
John Scott ($0.600m)

DEFENSEMEN
Ron Hainsey ($4.500m) / Tomas Kaberle ($4.250m)
Tom Poti ($2.875m) / Ryan O'Byrne ($1.800m)
Adam Pardy ($2.000m) / Cam Barker ($0.700m)
Theo Peckham ($1.075m)

GOALTENDERS
Rick DiPietro ($4.500m)
Dan Ellis ($0.800m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,297,083; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $2,917

I Actually think Semin was worth the 7 Mil Carolina has paid him. Not only is he almost ppg and the highest +/- on the team but he has really elevated both Tlusty and E.Staal's game. E.Staal hasn't been over ppg for 8 years but now he's playing like it. Plus E.Staal seems to really like him.

 

[iamtherunner]

My attempt:

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Dany Heatley ($7.500m) / Shawn Horcoff ($5.500m) / Erik Cole ($4.500m)
Dustin Brown ($3.175m) / Tim Connolly ($4.750m) / Kyle Wellwood ($1.600m)
David Booth ($4.250m) / Ville Leino ($4.500m) / Matt Cooke ($1.800m)
Keith Aucoin ($0.650m) / Ben Eager ($1.100m) / John Scott ($0.600m)
DEFENSEMEN
Tomas Kaberle ($4.250m) / Mike Komisarek ($4.500m)
Jack Johnson ($4.357m) / Ron Hainsey ($4.500m)
Anton Volchenkov ($4.250m) / Brooks Orpik ($3.750m)
GOALTENDERS
Nikolai Khabibulin ($3.750m)
Henrik Karlsson ($0.863m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $70,144,643; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $55,357