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I think that if they offer Johnsson and Kapanen 3.6 mil per for 2 or 3 years there is a good chance they will stay with the leafs as a cup contender and not accept an offer sheet if one comes. That will save a combined 1 million of cap form your signing numbers
Also I think Marner will accept a 10 mil 6 year deal saving another 1 million of cap from your signing number.
And I really hate to do it but the contract is set up so that Nylander can be traded after the July 1 bonus that leaves a cash hit lower than the cap hit so a low budget team will jump all over that. Nylander for ELC contracts, prospects and picks leaves his 6.9 million in cap savings.
So that covers the 6 million over and leaves 2.9 million for the last 2 players to make the 23 man roster.