And remember the only reason we weren’t a bottom 5 team was because our goalie went on a roll for the first time in his life. Is Adams assuming he’ll have that level of goaltending next season too? He shouldn’t be.
You can’t use all $14m unless a decent chunk of that is a one-year deal because many players will need a raise next season, and Skinner’s dead cap will be larger.
You have Quinn and Peterka.
In my 'projection' you have 12 players under contract at 61M, so 31M in cap space. You have Quinn, Peterka, and Levi as RFAs. If you allocate 15M to them combined (bridge deals), that leaves 16M for 6-8 bodies. If you assume 3 of those are ELC graduates, 13M for 3-5 bodies.
So yes, one long term and one short term. The long term body can be sizable, however.