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Love your moves, but consider that Gourde's big contract will start next year, so you'll get very closer to the cap.
Yes Ward will leave (UFA) and you'll probably lose one or two high salary dman (Girardi, McDonagh, Stralman and Coburn are UFA at the end of the current season), but you will have to sign Kucherov around 8-9 millions, and Point around 5millions+. In 2 years, Cirelli and Joseph are also going to be paid much higher....
In resume I love your moves, but if Tampa drop the cup with all those moves, they'll be in a situation very similar to Leafs with all the players that'll ask much higher contracts.