So capfriendly updated DeAngelo’s contract into their system. Just to give you an idea what the situation they’re currently up against.
Capfriendly essentially filled out the roster with cheap contracts to give an outlook on what the potential outlook could be on the cap situation. So guys like Frost, Tippett, & MacEwen aren’t factored in without contracts. So they essentially used guys like Brink, Cates, Brown, etc. who are under contract. So you’re not getting a real notable difference swing. If anything the first group could exceed a bit over the max ELC of $925K.
So they essentially have us down with 11 forwards, 8 defensemen, & 2 goalies. Now Farabee & Ellis factor into that. So the cap space is like $200K with that roster. The Flyers still need to be compliant the opening night so Ellis & Farabee’s full caphits have to stay on for that & then can be shifted to the LTIR the following da to gain so relief.
So the Flyers are absolutely gonna have to clear JvR’s full contract & someone else just to have a chance at signing Gaudreau, filling out the rest of the roster, & being compliant for opening night. Even then I’m not really sure if it works. They’ve backed themselves into a corner & continue to have this insane outlook that all is well.
It just shows the asinine mindset of this organization.
Half of the roster is going to likely be young guys by default given the cap issues which you’d be more accustomed to seeing on a team going through a rebuild. Yet they’re spending all these assets & trying to move capspace so they can sign a big fish in free agency as if they’re a Cup contender & this is that final piece to potentially put them over. 
