Huge Day in Free Agency for Colorado
"Wow, what a day. We are happy to acquire all of these players:
Jussi Jokinen- a great depth scorer, had a 30 goal season before.
Jaromir Jagr- Veteran leadership with skill and a goal to win another cup.
John-Michael Liles- A great OFD, shined when he was here in Denver. 5th all time in games played in an Avs Uniform.
Dave Bolland- A perfect 3rd line center,gritty, really proved himself in the 2010 playoffs.
Johan Franzen- PWF with a 30 goal season as well as some high 20s. Great goal scorer.
Steve Ott- great agitator with grit and goal scoring abilities.
Dmitry Kulikov- great young D-man, Amazing hockey sense, skill and has a super bright future.
Martin Havlat- pure scorer, great speed, good addition to the squad- reunited with Bolland,Sharp and Seabrook."
The following players are on the block:
Mcleod
-Comeau
-Hejduk
-Boyle
-Wilson
And our current roster:
Marian Gaborik ($7.500m) / Matt Duchene ($3.500m) / Corey Perry ($5.325m)
Patrick Sharp ($5.900m) / Paul Stastny ($6.600m) / Martin Havlat ($3.000m)
Jaromir Jagr ($0.750m) / Dave Bolland ($3.000m) / P-A Parenteau ($4.000m)
Johan Franzen ($1.250m) / Steve Ott ($0.550m) / R.J Umberger ($0.975m)
Jussi Jokinen ($1.000m) / Steve Downie ($2.650m)
DEFENSEMEN
Erik Johnson ($3.750m) / Brent Seabrook ($5.800m)
Marc Staal ($3.975m) / Dmitry Kulikov ($3.000m)
Matt Carle ($1.200m) / John M.-Liles ($1.000m)
Ryan O'Byrne ($1.800m)
GOALTENDERS
Cam Ward ($6.300m)
Jean-Sebastien Giguere ($1.250m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $87,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $74,075,000; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $12,925,000
We also announce that Erik Johnson will be wearing one "A" and the other will rotate between John-Michael Liles and Matt Duchene.