2024 Salary Cap and Beyond

[EspenK]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841215905906192674

Flexibility is the word. More concerned with getting to the floor next year than the ceiling.

Plenty of $ to go 8X for Fantilli in 2 years if he progresses as expected. Same with all of the recently signed RFA's.

Can add a solid FA or two.

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[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

Interesting to see if Waddell's approach changes next season, so far we're under the assumption that he will "take it slow" with a multi-year plan rather than try to fix everything in one go. That's probably still the smart plan but there's room to make a couple of targeted acquisitions...

 

[CBJx614]

Interesting to see if Waddell's approach changes next season, so far we're under the assumption that he will "take it slow" with a multi-year plan rather than try to fix everything in one go. That's probably still the smart plan but there's room to make a couple of targeted acquisitions...

It probably depends on who actually hits the market next season, for example I think Marner is the only big time piece that id be interested in getting. However, I don't think he's remotely interested unless we make some noise this season and it's led by the young guns.

 

[CannonFire1]

Rantanen and Sam Bennett would also be interesting, but I doubt either makes it to FA.

 

[punk_o_holic]

Rantanen and Sam Bennett would also be interesting, but I doubt either makes it to FA.

Nik Ehlers, is he set to be a free agent? Wouldn't mind him. Rantanen would be unreal.

 

[majormajor]

Marner, Rantanen, Shesterkin, Ehlers, it would be an amazing group if they all made it to UFA. With the cap jumping up though it's going to be really difficult for the Jackets to take advantage of the situation.

One guy that I've thought about is Evan Bouchard. A year from now if the Oilers are reluctant to pay him his $11m, would they want to swap him for a cheaper version in Jiricek? This would of course assume Jiricek develops enough to be a reliable substitute and shows his ability to lead a PP, but doesn't develop so much that we would rather just keep him. A bit of an unlikely scenario.