Heatley has been a fourth line player for most of the last year or two
- lumlums

He replaced Winnik on the Ducks

He replaced Winnik on the Ducks
- jimi james

I think Heatley plays top 6 this year

Winnik's girlfriend better be at the games hisGF>April

so we have about 3M left in capspace and 850K in bonuses to sign Gards

so we have about 3M left in capspace and 850K in bonuses to sign Gards
- DougGilmour_93

Trades are coming, we are at max contracts as well.

Trades are coming, we are at max contracts as well.
- Yeti1181

Goodbye Franson, you will not be missed

Trades are coming, we are at max contracts as well.
- Yeti1181

who? Reimer? Franson? Ashton?

who? Reimer? Franson? Ashton?
- JVR_42_PK81

Well Orr will in the minors, Ashton will be sent down, trevor smith will be sent down. Giving us about 2.3M to work with right there

who? Reimer? Franson? Ashton?
- JVR_42_PK81

Who knows possibly something big in the works. Where is king gilmour?

Trades are coming, we are at max contracts as well.
- Yeti1181

Exciting!

My guess is Franson and or Reimer.

We get a backup, bottom pairing guy and a prospect.

Well Orr will in the minors, Ashton will be sent down, trevor smith will be sent down. Giving us about 2.3M to work with right there
- DougGilmour_93

Yes but they still count as contracts and I believe someone said we at the limit now.

Yes but they still count as contracts and I believe someone said we at the limit now.
- Yeti1181

Yeah, just checked. We are at the max, and still have Gardiner and Abbott to sign. They can leave Nylander until next season.

Yes but they still count as contracts and I believe someone said we at the limit now.
- Yeti1181

someone also said that while we are at max 50 limit, 3 of them are sliders and thus don't count against the 50 limit.

Well Orr will in the minors, Ashton will be sent down, trevor smith will be sent down. Giving us about 2.3M to work with right there
- DougGilmour_93

And probably a trade.

someone also said that while we are at max 50 limit, 3 of them are sliders and thus don't count against the 50 limit.
- burn

Mini burgers

Mini burgers
- MTL1

delicious.

delicious.
- burn

Yeah, just checked. We are at the max, and still have Gardiner and Abbott to sign. They can leave Nylander until next season.
- BetterCallSaul

How much can you be over until your final roster is set?

He used to have a little hamburger restaurant on Victoria Park, north of Lawrence called "Palmy's." Just a takeout counter, really - but it had a few things like an autographed stick, picture of him, etc.

The joke was always the burger patties tasted like old hockey pucks.
- Atomic Wedgie

Hey thats where I live. What was around it??

cap geek says we have 3 mil in space

How much can you be over until your final roster is set?
- JVR_42_PK81

i think it's 10% of the cap you can be over. The roster limit you can't go over.

i think it's 10% of the cap you can be over. The roster limit you can't go over.
- burn

ok I think we are fine anyways

ok I think we are fine anyways
- JVR_42_PK81

yes.

JVR Bozak Kessel

Lupul Kadri Booth

Komarov Holland Clarkson

Winnik Santorelli Frattin

Ex: Bodie, Kontiola

Max contracts:

Teams have four different “roster” limits to balance under the league’s regulations; a 20-player “dressed list” for games, a 23-player active NHL roster, a 50-contract maximum, and a 90-player maximum reserve list.

Starting with the largest and working our way down, teams are only allowed to have up to 90 players on its reserve list, whether signed to a standard player contract (SPC) or unsigned. From there teams are only allowed to have up to 50 players signed to contracts for any given season, including those for the players on the active roster and injured reserve lists. The unsigned players are draft picks of the club who have not yet been signed. In most cases, an organization retains an unsigned drafted player’s rights for two seasons after his drafted year, with some extended timeframes provided for US College players and for European players, among others, but that’s for another topic later on.

Every player on the 23-person active NHL roster, plus any player on the injured reserve list, must be under contract (and count toward the 50 contract maximum) and every team must have at least 24 players and three goaltenders under an SPC. Beyond those parameters, a team has wide latitude to make up its 50 contracts. In actuality, most teams opt not to use the full 50-contract maximum to give the organization the flexibility to make roster moves – trades, waiver claims, or player signings – at any given time. Most teams carry a significant number of signed players at the minor professional level, AHL being the highest minor pro league in North America. Since these players are already signed to contracts, it’s easy for clubs to recall the player(s) to the NHL as needed.

Other players may be signed to contracts but returned to the player’s junior club – most often this takes place between an NHL club and Canadian Major Junior teams (teams that play in the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, or Western Hockey League, collectively the CHL). But 18 and 19-year-old players assigned to their team in the CHL do not count against the 50-contract maximum, until they have played at least 11 NHL games in one season.