23-24 with 1M Cap Increase

so I guess we're looking at another year renting a RW at the TDL.

Pretty much. Hopefully that $4.5M jump kicks in, rather than the $1M. Little to no wiggle room, otherwise.

I guess the hope is that at some point players like LaF, Kakko, and Chytil will ALL develop enough so that the needs at the TDL are bottom 6 (and depth D). But yearly burning of 1st round picks (even late 1sts) is a sure fire way to slowly drain the prospect pool- which is so needed in this CAP era. Many complain about the salary cap….I put more emphasis on the incompetent management navigating the system which is in place.