they havent made the move to get under the cap yet, so one of the key guys might be going sooner than next year. I would rather they move Seabrook and get Saad locked up instead of just cutting the 2.2 salary, well, unless its sending Versteeg packing..
They have D ready to take over spots, so its not gonna hurt as much as everyone thinks. McNeil is not the sniper sharpie is, but can play the point of the powerplay.
The bigger question is will the NHL continue to allow the same teams to win every year. The cap was supposed to make sure there was a different winner each year, not the same winner every other year.