The NHL's Nashville Predators are 2016 CONTENDERS already, so I'm building on the core 11 players:
The Predators of Smashville
Built on the solid Predator skeleton
Filip Forsberg - Ryan Johansen - James Neal (A)
Patrick Marleau - Tyler Johnson - Corey Perry
Colin Wilson - Mike Fisher - Craig Smith
Carl Hagelin - Martin Hanzal - Joel Ward
Justin Williams
Roman Josi - Shea Weber (C)
Kevin Shattenkirk (A)- Sami Vatanen
Mattias Ekholm - Ryan Ellis
Torey Krug
Pekka Rinne
John Gibson
Salaries: Forsberg (0.9), Johansen (4), Neal (5), Marleau (3.3 - 50%), Johnson (1.7 - 50%), Perry (8.6), Hanzal (1.6 - 50%), Ward (1.7 - 50%), Hagelin (4), Wilson (3.9), Fisher (4.4), Smith (4.3), Williams (3.5), Josi (4), Weber (7.9), Eckholm (1), Ellis (2.5), Shattenkirk (4.3), Vatanen (1.3), Krug (3.4), Rinne (7), Gibson (.75) + retain 50% of Hornqvist (2.2)