Let's check out the financial situation of the 2007-2008 Edmonton Oilers.
* Estimated salary.
Forwards
Lock to make the team:
Horcoff: 3.6
Hemsky: 3.6
Moreau: 2.75
Lupul: 2.535
Pisani: 2.5
Stoll: 2.2
Reasoner: .9
*Torres: 1.9
8/9F @ 20M
Likely to make the team out of camp:
Pouliot: .9
Thoresen: 0.5
Jacques: 0.6
Nilsson: .9
4/5F @ 3M
Defensemen
Lock to make the team:
Staios: 2.9
Smith: 1.9
Smid: 0.7
*Grebeshkov: 0.9 (Lowe stated that he is signed to a 1 year deal)
*Greene: 0.9
4/7D @ 7.4M
Goaltenders
Roloson: 3.6
1/2G @ 3.6M
Total committed Salary: 34M
Positions to fill:
Forwards: 1 top 9, 1 press box.
Defensemen: 2 top 6, 1 press box.
Goaltenders: 1 backup.
Budget: 34/42=8M (42M is a generous estimate)
How would you spend the cash?
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Geez, 9 million to pull in at least a top line forward and at least 1 top pairing defenceman. Ouch.
Think we can find a reliable LW who'll score 30g/year for about 5.5?
Forwards: I would bring up Brodziak (550k/7=7.45) and resign Toby Petersen (450k/7.45=7m).
Defense: I would resign Hejda (1.5/7=5.5) and sign Andrei Markov (5/5.5).
I would sign a backup goaltender for 500k.
Torres - Horcoff - Hemsky
Thoresen - Pouliot - Lupul
Nilsson - Stoll - Pisani
Moreau - Reasoner - Petersen
Jacques
Brodziak
Markov - Smith
Smid - Staios
Hejda - Greene
Grebeshkov
Roloson
Deslaurier (if I can squeeze an extra 150k out of the EIG)
Geez, 9 million to pull in at least a top line forward and at least 1 top pairing defenceman. Ouch.
It's worse, it's actually only 8M, I forgot about that tower of power Matt Greene.
Basically unless we move some roster players, we can only afford a top forward or a top defenseman.
Think we can find a reliable LW who'll score 30g/year for about 5.5?
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I think Moreau's cap hit is actually 2M and Lupul's is 2.3.
If Torres gets 1.9 I'll cry.
I think you can count on a couple of guys getting moved off this roster.
Using Cap Hits:
Horcoff between Nilsson & Hemsky $8.7
Stoll between Moreau & Pisani $6.7
Pouliot Between Torres & Lupul $4.5
Reasoner Between Jacques & Thoreson $2.2
Brodziak & Petersen $1.0
Smith, Staios & Hejda $6.7
Smid, Gilbert & Grebby $2.7
Roloson & Markkanen $4.5
Total $37
for 22 players – need 1 more D
Torres @ $1.25, Hejda @ $2
The suggested lines are for illustration purposes only.
No Greene, Sykora, Tjarnqvist, Stortini, Winchester, Roy; except for Sykora these guys don’t really affect the $$ totals.
The 7th D?
If its Greene, Yikes!
Tjarnqvist @ $1.5, Well, would leave some $$$ room to upgrade forwards
Zidlicky @ $3.35? Good. Would also leave room for forward upgrade
Redden @ $6.5? D is ok, F better be too.
I think Moreau's cap hit is actually 2M and Lupul's is 2.3.
If Torres gets 1.9 I'll cry.
I think you can count on a couple of guys getting moved off this roster.
Yea, I used their actual salary. I figure since the Oilers work on a budget that is below the cap, actual dollars are more important than cap hit.
Fair enough.
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