BB88
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First priority is to have money to re sign Tro, Huberdeau, Smith, Ekblad long term. If signing Eriksson or ANY FA doesn't allow those 4 to be extended then I don't want to sign them.
I like Eriksson's game overall and think he can help at all aspects rather than Okposo/Ladd. Would be a HUGE addition
Those re-signings are definitely something to keep in mind this offseason, and I would just try to add 1 top UFA(longterm contract) from the market, Florida can build a longterm contender, no need to ruin that.
But if we check the cap situation for Florida,
http://www.generalfanager.com/teams/florida-panthers
18M cap space right now, with 11 forwards, 7 defenseman and 2 goalies.
Let's say 2 forward spots go to Eriksson and Trocheck.
Tro gets around 5M(should be in that range), that leaves around 13M cap space for Lou, let's say Lou signs for around 6M cap hit, 7M cap space available with a full roster.
Re-sign Ekblad tomorrow and keep that cap space for his contract.
I wouldn't go below that, have cap space already before the next offseason starts and Kindl/Boyes goes off the books then, but again I'd start shopping Jokinen in a year to make sure they can keep the core together while adding high end UFA this season.
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