mothariah
Joined: Jul. 2017
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This is a good contract for the Lightning. Kucherov gets paid pretty well, and will be around for a good long time through his prime.
Unfortunately, the Lightning are getting to the point where they can't pay everyone. Let's say the cap continues to go up pretty regularly. They have 7 forwards, 3 defensemen, and 2 goalies signed for 2019-20, and have $13.6 mil in cap space. Let's say that goes up to an even $17.0 mil. That's not a lot to bring back Anton Stralman, Yanni Gourde, Brayden Point, and fill out the rest of the roster.
I can even begin to think of how they could fit Erik Karlsson on this team...
Also, I think it's time to move Ryan Callahan, and probably lose a guy like Alex Killorn.