You missed: reserve for performance bonuses, Kessel $1.2M, part of Horton's salary which depends on how much you reserve for performance bonuses. Likely $5M more total. And I guess you're just assuming someone will take Martin's contract.
There's a huge crunch coming next year no matter how you look at it. Some people have posted some creative things that are beyond my knowledge and I assume Dubas and friends looked into this very carefully so I have faith in people that know more than me but currently I have no idea how they manage it without losing a piece.
Huh? What are you on about?
- Nathan Horton's 5.3 million dollar/injury cushion salary is off the books in 2 years.
- Marleau's 6.25 million is off the books in 2 years
- Matt Martin's 2.5 million.....if we don't trade him this summer.....is off the books in 2 years
- Jake Gardiner's 4.05 million is off the books in 1 year.
- Ron Hainsey's 3 million is off the books in 1 year.
And we have LOTS of talented young players coming up right now to replace them. We have a very strong farm system and our main feeder team, the Toronto Marlies JUST won the Calder Cup, mostly filled with prospects/home grown talent.
We're more than fine.