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1. Gustafsson wrote:

   PLENTY of “improving space”.

   “Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, teams must spend at least $34.3-million on salaries next season.”

   29 June, 2007 at 7:23 pm | Permalink
2. TG wrote:

   Isn’t $50 million above what most teams were spending BEFORE the lockout? And looking at what some players are getting, I can’t believe they killed a whole season for “cost certainty.” C’mon. Is Timmonen REALLY worth $6 million per year? Is Drury or Briere worth $6 million as a STARTING POINT in negotiations? Even with a salary cap, the owners can’t stop themselves.

   29 June, 2007 at 9:26 pm | Permalink
3. Tyler wrote:

   The Caps are ~$10 million below the floor. So yeah, they have some work to do.

   29 June, 2007 at 9:42 pm | Permalink
4. b.orr4 wrote:

   Actually, when you add in their qualifying offers to RFAs, the Caps are around $27-28 million right now. So there about 6-7 million below the floor. But McPhee and Ted have said they plan to spend to around the midpoint this season which is around $42 million. So yes, they do have a lot of spending to do.

   30 June, 2007 at 1:50 pm | Permalink
5. strungout wrote:

   I’ll believe the Caps are spending $42 million on salaries…when it actually happens.

   30 June, 2007 at 2:39 pm | Permalink

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