2011-12 Salary Cap

According to TSN, the Salary Cap will go up to c.$64m next season. That allows the Flyers to sign Bryzgalov without trading anyone; the Canucks to re-sign Ehrhoff AND Bieksa; the Blackhawks to add some more firepower; and the Rangers to give Richards $10m. Not so good for the likes of Florida, Columbus, Phoenix or Dallas!

How would you like your teams to spend their new-found cash?

Azzy Luongo wrote:How would you like your teams to spend their new-found cash?

By giving all those veteran free agents out there huge multi-year contracts with no trade clauses

Orrrrrrr [not Bobby]...........

trade for a #1 centre and promote some defensive prospects

The raise in cap won't affect The Blues. We won't be getting anywhere close to that. No money available, things are being done on the cheap.

In general, I think it stinks. I thought the salary cap was supposed to provide a level playing field. It appears that rather than punish the idiots who cant count or budget properly, its punishing those who are playing the game.

If for argument sakes, It was The Blues, Dallas and Florida that were struggling to keep within budget, do you think Bettman and co would make the same change....

I don't think so!!!!!!!!!

CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR

FORWARDS
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
Mason Raymond ($2.550m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($2.500m)
Chris Higgins ($2.400m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Jannik Hansen ($1.250m)
Raffi Torres ($1.000m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.250m) / Victor Oreskovich ($0.600m)
Aaron Volpatti ($0.612m) / Alexandre Bolduc ($0.500m)

DEFENSEMEN
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.500m)
Alexander Edler ($3.250m) / Shea Weber ($8.000m)
Sami Salo ($1.500m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m)
Aaron Rome ($0.750m)

GOALTENDERS
Roberto Luongo ($5.333m) / Cory Schneider ($0.900m)

CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,995,833; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $4,167


ASSUMES:

Trade with Nashville - Shea Weber's rights = Cody Hodgson + Keith Ballard + Kevin Connauton + 1st round pick
Keep Higgins, Torres, Hansen, Oreskovich, Lapierre, Bieksa and Salo

By signing Byrz, trading some fools, and re-signing Super Ville Leino and Darroll Powe.

In a round about way it is good for Stars fans, not so much for the Stars owners. This means we HAVE to spend another $10 just to reach the floor. Will be interesting to see what Joe does with it.

Beefy, are you owners unwilling or unable to splash the cash?

Hey I will give them the $10 if they want (don't hold me to that- the exchange rate is dire at the moment)

We don't currently have owners Jonzee.

Official cap numbers for coming season: $64.3 ceiling, $48.3 floor.

Per Bob McKenzie.

Interesting...

Jonzee wrote:By signing Byrz, trading some fools, and re-signing Super Ville Leino and Darroll Powe.

WHEN I SAID TRADING SOME FOOLS I DIDN'T MEAN MIKE RICHARDS AND JEFF CARTER, HOLMGREN YOU PLICK

At least you can re-sign Leino and Powe...

I bet it doesn't happen now, just to piss me off some more. What will happen is Versteeg will be signed to a super long deal.

I feel genuinely sorry for you mate. It's the equivalent of the Canucks trading Burrows and Kesler, and getting Dean McAmmond + some picks in exchange

Jonzee wrote:What will happen is Versteeg will be signed to a super long deal.

I would chuckle if that happened!!

With more cap space, the Wings can buy extra spare parts for RoboLidstrom...