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The Sabres are well-positioned to take on money to add assets at the deadline if they so desire.

Next summer will be an interesting one for the Hurricanes. They have around $25M at their disposal but need to fill half a roster with that money.

For a team that hasn’t had a lot of recent success, the Blackhawks are in a tough spot from a cap perspective.

Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello has been quite secretive in contract disclosures, so the full terms haven’t come out yet for Zdeno Chara and Zach Parise.

The Penguins remain in a tight spot regarding the salary cap. 

Total: $7.03M The way Ottawa’s cap situation is structured, there is going to be a prominent player coming off an ELC on an annual basis which, from a long-term planning standpoint, is a good way to stagger things.  Tkachuk then becomes the one to watch for in the coming months as he’s eligible for an extension now.  He’s not near the top of the scoring charts but power forwards tend to get paid quickly which makes his case intriguing.  The Sens have tried to bypass bridge contracts w...

Total: $3.21M The one thing that Detroit has plenty of is young talent on entry-level contracts. While not all of them have earned full-time roles on the team yet, others are ready to step in order to try and earn a bigger role. Currently, only Zadina and Hronek have earned full-time roles. Zadina earned a full-time role late in the season last year as he posted eight goals and has worked his way onto the second line to start the season. Hronek has been the team’s top defenseman for quite so...

*-Pittsburgh retained $2.05 million0 on Bjugstad’s deal in a trade this offseason. Among the restricted free-agent forwards, Fiala’s deal is the most pressing one. After Fiala struggled following his trade from Nashville, his first full season went much better as he led the Wild in scoring. If he’s able to pick up where he left off and show that he’s a capable front-line player, he’ll be well-positioned to at least double his current AAV. Hartman came to Minnesota by way of a non-tend...

Potential Bonuses Makar: $2.5M Makar’s rookie season was nothing short of dominant as he took home the Calder Trophy for the top rookie while finishing in the top-10 of Norris voting for the top defenseman in the league.  He finished second on the team in scoring and logged over 21 minutes a night.  Better still, he played even better in the playoffs.  He looks like a franchise blueliner already and is going to command a substantial raise next offseason, even without arbitration eligibilit...

Total: $10.0625M It’s not very often that a team basically has more than a third of their roster on entry-level deals but that’s the case here. The total bonuses actually exceed the 7.5% bonus cushion so there is a dead cap charge of $3.95M on the books as things stand and it’s extremely rare for a team to be in that situation but that just shows how many talented youngsters the Rangers have. Lafreniere was the top pick of the draft back in October and is expected to step into a top-six ...