2011-12 Roster Prediction

Here is what I think the Stan and Q might be thinking for this summer.

Frolik, Stalberg, Brouwer, Bickell and Dowell are gone. IMO, they are disappointment and haven't earned any reason to stay. They should be replaced with tougher veterans.
Kopecky gets a raise.
Morin, Kruger and Salak are your rookies.

This leaves Stan $6 million  ($63 mil cap with a $1 mil room) to fill 4 slots. The four slots needed to be filled is a 2nd line winger, 2 4th liners and the 6th D man. That is plenty of space to make some significant upgrades. There is also about $500k in ELC bonuses in these figures. One could make a case Stan could have $6.5 mil to spend.


Campbell, Brian    $7,142,875
Kane, Patrick    $6,300,000
Toews, Jonathan    $6,300,000
Seabrook, Brent    $5,800,000
Keith, Duncan    $5,538,462
Hossa, Marion    $5,275,000
Sharp, Patrick    $3,900,000
Hjalmarsson, Niklas    $3,500,000
Bolland, Dave    $3,375,000
Leddy    $1,250,000
Scott    $512,500
Kruger    $900,000
Crawford    $2,000,000
Kopecky    $1,750,000
Johnson    $650,000
Morin     $916,667
Salak    $800,000
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Total    $55,910,504
Est Cap     $63,000,000
Space    $6,089,496