Exactly! We just need to suffer through next season. After that, our cap opens up with Zucc + MAF + Foligno + Hartman + Goligoski all coming off the books. We'll be able to bring a good chunk of them back on team-friendly deals if need be, which is nice. Some other notes, there's no way in hell I'd spend that much on Duhaime and Dewar. Both are barely above min. wage players. Also, don't forget about Beckman, Walker, and Spacek. I could see them supplant Öhgren, Yurov, & Hunt, respectively, for the 2024-25 season. We'll probably want Öhgren and Yurov to spend some time in the AHL before being called up.

I've heard Yurov hasn't signed for 2023-24 in the KHL meaning he could be here to play in Iowa next fall. Ohgren is signed to play in the SEL next year but after that should be here ready for full time NHL action. Khusnutdinov should be NHL ready when he arrives in the fall of 2024.

Yurov signed a 1-year deal with his KHL team after they replaced their coaching staff. However, it's interesting he opted for the non-traditional 1-year term vs. the normal 2-year. Probably has something to do with his desire to play with Kaprizov and the time is ticking with the latter's contract and all. Öhgren will probably play a year in Iowa after next season since he likely won't receive huge minutes in the SHL (still decent minutes tho). The key for him is consistency. Khusnutdinov will be NHL ready for sure tho. He's already played like 139 KHL games.