The Rangers owe Kevin Hayes and Ryan Spooner raises from the mid-$2 million cap hits they had last season and 24-year-old Brady Skjei will see a nice bump in his first post-entry level contract deal. None of the other four teams under the floor currently have contracts that big to hand out, but each of them should get to the $58.8 million mark by the time all their RFAs are signed. And with new contracts for Patrik Laine, Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler looming a year from now, Winnipeg shouldn’t be considered a cap floor team by any means. Between Josh Morrissey, Jacob Trouba and Connor Hellebuyck alone the Jets could be adding between $12-$15 million in salary, so before long they’ll be far closer to the middle of the pack. It’s important to note here that while the Jets currently have the most cap space, that will change once they sign their RFAs. Five teams are still under that threshold. With a $79.5 million salary cap, the floor comes in at $58.8 million and according to. With all that in mind, let’s take a look at which teams have the most room or need to get to the floor, those who have the least room, some notable teams that could still be active with the space they have, and bad contracts the big spenders could still look to shed via trade.
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