so my question to you is...

[WOOTPOKER]

...is the current team we have now a stanley cup contender?

assuming it looks like this:

JVR - giroux - voracek
hartnell - briere - leino
simmonds - schenn - versteeg
powe - betts - nodl
shelly

pronger carle
timonen coburn
meszaros bartulis

bryzgalov
bobrovsky

i think they could use maybe one or two veteran forwards (recchi, guerin types)
but other than that.. i think this team is going to be a stanley cup contender, and not only next year but for many years.

 

[flyersfan4706]

On offense this year I think we have downgraded a bit...and then Bryzgalov comes in. I still think we can compete if everyone gels, but it looks better for the future.

 

[banditshcky11]

CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR

FORWARDS
James Van Riemsdyk ($1.654m) / Claude Giroux ($3.750m) / Jakub Voracek ($2.500m)
Scott Hartnell ($4.200m) / Daniel Briere ($6.500m) / Ville Leino ($3.000m)
Wayne Simmonds ($2.000m) / Brayden Schenn ($3.110m) / Kris Versteeg ($3.083m)
Zac Rinaldo ($0.544m) / Blair Betts ($0.700m) / Darroll Powe ($0.850m)
/ Andreas Nodl ($0.950m)

DEFENSEMEN
Chris Pronger ($4.921m) / Matt Carle ($3.437m)
Kimmo Timonen ($6.333m) / Braydon Coburn ($3.200m)
Andrej Meszaros ($4.000m) / Erik Gustafsson ($0.900m)
Oskars Bartulis ($0.600m)

GOALTENDERS
Ilya Bryzgalov ($5.666m) / Sergei Bobrovsky ($1.750m)

CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,650,872; BONUSES: $3,815,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $649,128


That's creepy Woot I made that up a few hours ago before you posted this and it's exactly the same and we still have 650k in cap space.

 

[flyersfan4706]

^^^If that reallly fits under the cap it better happen

 

[banditshcky11]

^^^If that reallly fits under the cap it better happen

What I posted should be the team, there are some farm players who could challenge for a roster spot this year though especially as role players. I even overpayed Vorachek and Simmonds a bit to ensure we got them and Leino shouldn't get more then 3mill a year. This is all dependent on Homer negotiating skills now though.

That team is definitely competitive though and in all reality should be more balanced through the top 3 lines.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Like I said if we gel we are set. A real goalie, good talent, some vets...