Official 2011-2012 NHL Lockout Thread

Salary cup is up to 70.3 million...that's nuts....

Truly the greatness of Mike Gillis will be tested this offseason...this is what I would like to see happen...

-Sign Schneider long term (8 Years, 38mill)
-Trade Luongo, Ballard, Raymond to the Panthers for Kopecky and a 1st and 2nd (I know it's not an MG deal, well it's a horrible deal but...)
-Sign Justin Schultz (ELC Max)
-Sign Jason Garrison (3 years 9 mill)
-Re-sign Byron Bitz (2 years 2.2mill)
-Sign Jordin Tootoo (2 years 3mill)
-Re-sign Salo (1 year 3mill)

Now this is probably not all going to happen but:

Sedin(6.1)Sedin(6.1)Burrows(2.0)
Higgins(1.9)Kesler(5.0)Booth(4.5)
Kassian(0.9)Schroeder(0.9)Kopecky(3.0)
Lapierre(1.0)Malholtra(2.5)Hansen(1.35)
Bitz(1.1)Tootoo(1.5)

Salo(3.0)Edler(3.25)
Bieksa(4.6)Hamhuis(4.5)
Garrison(3.0)Schultz(0.925)
Tanev(0.9)

Schneider(4.75)
Lack(1.0)


Overall Cap Hit: 63.8 Million

Now this is a very good balanced team but the next year would be even scarier....not sure how these re-signings go...

-Re-sign Burrows (4 years, 18mill)
-Re-sign Higgins (4 years, 14mill)
-Re-sign Lapierre (2 years, 4mill)
-Re-sign Edler (6 years, 27mill)
-Re-sign Tanev (2 years, 3mill)
-Re-sign Schroeder (4 years, 6mill)
-Sign Shea Weber (5 years 40mill)


Sedin(6.1)Sedin(6.1)Burrows(4.5)
Higgins(3.5)Kesler(5.0)Booth(4.5)
Kassian(0.9)Schroeder(1.5)Kopecky(3.0)
Jensen(0.925)Lapierre(2.0)Hansen(1.35)
Bitz(1.1)Tootoo(1.5)

Weber(8.0)Edler(4.5)
Hamhuis(4.5)Bieksa(4.6)
Garrison(3.0)Schultz(0.925)
Tanev(1.0)


Schneider(4.75)
Lack(1.0)

Overall Cap Hit: 74.25 Million

I personally think this is a good enough team to take the cup...