Absolutely.This definitely takes the sting out of the Crawford deal.
Oh boy....how long until threads pop up in the trade forum gauging the value of Toews or Kane...since many non Chicagoans will believe the Hawks will have to lose them now
Great deal
This offseason has been so much more relaxing and enjoyable then 2010
Yes I agree.
For 2015/16, Hawks have $32.5m in cap payroll at the moment.
Assuming the cap goes up $4m/yr over the next two years, that puts the cap around $72m for 2015/16.....
So let's say $40m in cap space but only 6 players signed. Let's say Toews/Kane each get $9m per year. 8 players signed, $22m in cap space.
So now we need to sign at least 13-14 more players w/ only $22m in space.
Assuming TT, Danault make the team, that's 12 players to sign with $20m in space.
Saad's raise....good question, I'll assume he gets $3.5m per year. 11 more players to sign with only $16.5m left.
Morin & Shaw & Pirri get a raise next year, let's assume they get $4.5m between them. 8 more players, $12m in space.
We only have 2 d-men signed....so that brings us to Leddy and Clendening. Let's give Leddy another raise to $4m per year. 7 players left, $8m in space. Clendening....$1.5m per year. 6 players left, $6.5m in cap space.....
Adding in Hammer's contract....5 players left to sign....only $2.5m in space....clearly headed for some cap "issues."
“It’s a little different since … we won in 2010 when pretty much half the team got split up,†Hjalmarsson said. “We still have a lot of guys left here from last year. We can’t really complain about anything (because) we have pretty much the same team.â€
“Maybe I could have gotten more somewhere else but I make a lot of money so I don’t really have to think about that too much. I really like playing for Chicago. I’ve been here for my whole career overseas and it pretty much feels like home. To imagine playing for a different team is tough for me because I feel so much for the city and for the team.â€
Great find.
Hammer proves again why he's my favourite Hawks player, finally someone takes a discount for the sake of keeping the band together!