The questions in Philly today are simple. Can they fit Dan Hamhuis in the mix? From The Rink, our general hockey blog, examines their salary cap situation:
If they resigned Hamhuis -- who could go for anything from $3 -$4.5 million in cap space, that's about $18 - $19 million invested in their top-four defenseman. They'd still have to fill out their blueline by signing a guy or two, and their 11 signed forwards already take up $32.4 million in cap space.
So let's assume the Flyers signed Hamhuis and have $19 million tied up in their top-four defensemen. Then they have to make room for two players, so let's take that to, say $20.5 million. That's 17 players of combined forward and defense for $53 million. Brian Boucher makes 0.5 million, so that brings the total up to 18 players for $53.5 million.
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Good move?
Hamhuis acquisition keeps Pens & couple other suitors away but at what price? Flyers have about 20 forwards making $4m+, including Briere at an insane $8m+. This team will need to unload (& I mean unload) too many players to retain the chemistry they miraculously found during this yrs playoffs (not to mention have the hockey-gods knock off Pitt & Wash prematurely). That doesn’t even take into acct their perennial need for a true #1 goalie.
by grant44 on Jun 22, 2010 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
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