you are a bit off. use capgeek's team editor. They are automatically adding a 4.75 million cap hit for this year (the bonuses that rolled over). Your estimates for Smith and Krug are also at least a million and a half bucks low between the two of them. No way we get them both for 2 each. And where is McQuaid?
Thanks.
I dropped McQuaid for Miller (+800k). Had to be done. Plus, as I've said before, where is 'Quaider gonna play? Reserve? Nahh. That's an expensive (can't believe I'm saying that) reserve when you can have someone do it for 600k. I think the Bruins want Miller on pair 3 with Krug. Times are tough.
Evidently so bad we can't cut Iggy, replace him with an in-house kid, and move on.
Smith and Krug are best case. We do this every year. People are consistantly amazed at what Chia signs players for...in all honesty, I'm thinking 2.5 per, as you more or less say...
But I'm dreaming...and Chia HAS TO HAVE IT...
Who knows?
In the end, I fully expect Chia to work a little magic. Iggy will take the fall...but from there, I don't think Chia expects to do much outside of fringe cap casualties and fringe walking paper types (McQuaid, Bart). Every bit of excess fat cut and replaced with a 600k prov grad.
Somehow, something very close to this roster is going to happen. Just my strong feeling.
And hey, I was putting this roster out right after the playoffs, when people thought the concept of letting Iggy walk was pure madness.
"That's our leading goalscorer! Never gonna happen."
These are strange times, my friend.