If the canes resign Hall that gives them 9 1 way forwards signed for next year. Blake and Stank are locks for roster spots. That brings them to 11 forwards. Nadeau will push for a roster spot, that is 12.
Assuming they add in the offseason which I think is a safe assumption who is out the door?
That's part of why this offseason is so intriguing.
A) We're a contending team already. If you transform Dundon into Peter Karmanos and the team loses Hall, Andersen, Roslovic, Robinson, Jost, Orlov, and Burns, we probably still are a contending team.
B) Our top 5 on D is completely set with Nikishin, and we may have our #6D in Morrow.
C) We have 10 forwards on lock for next year: Aho, Svech, Jarvis, Staal, Martinook, Carrier, Blake, Stankoven, Jankowski, Kotkaniemi. That leaves 2 open spots at F.
D) In goal, we need a #1A or #1B with Kochetkov.
E) We have $36 million dollars to spend on two forwards, a goalie, and depth.
Not only do we have the most capspace of any good team, we also have the fewest open roster spots. It's hard to fathom how we will spend $36M at this point. I'm hoping the Borg explores taking on other teams' mistakes for draft picks.