HabbyGuy
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They’ll have to, it’s not « if », unless you want Price to comeback and take a roster spot.
They just don’t have to do it in the summer.
Speaking of which, do we play the whole season with 16 millions in cap space? That would be surprising.
I dunno I think not putting Price on LTIR all season would give us a ton of options at the TDL. We could take on large expiring caps to our benefit. Adding more draft capital to make a substantial trade and or move up in next years draft.
Having all these assets (prospects and picks) going into next offseason would be huge for us. Turning quantity into quality. Next offseason is when Hughes will want to do something big IMO. I think he'd be fine this year with status quo.
He needs to see what he has in hand this year, there's a ton of questions that need answering and players who need ice time. Including Barron.
It's kind of why I'm indifferent to the whole Laine idea. Hughes may need to pivot and having a 8.7 cap next season could be prohibitive.
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