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I know it's early, but the season is lost and the chatter is already started in other threads. I used Capgeek to put together this primer for easy reference. I'll try to edit it as we move along. If you see any errors and omissions, let me know. Projected cap is $71.1 million. Floor is projected at about $52 million. Anaheim: ($3.5 million to spend per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $21.7 million Players under contract: 17 Key free agents: Koivu, Selanne, Penner, Winnik, Silfverberg (RFA), Perreault (RFA), Hiller Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Souray, Fasth, Allen, Beauchemin, Sbisa, Boston: ($1.5 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $9.1 million Players under contract: 17 Key free agents: Iginla, Thornton, Smith (RFA) Krug (RFA), Bartkowsi (RFA) Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Krecji, Campbell, Paille, Soderberg, Boychuk, McQuaid, Hamilton (RFA) Buffalo: ($3.6 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $34.1 million Players under contract: 14 Key free agents: Conacher (RFA),Ennis (RFA), Konopka, Foligno (RFA), Scott, D’Agostini, Tallinder, McBain (RFA), Sulzer, Bad contracts: Leino ($4.5), Stafford ($4) Pending 2015 free agents: Stafford, Enroth, Stewart,Neuvirth, Calgary: ($3.2 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $35.5 million Players under contract: 12 Key free agents: Camalleri, Butler, Russell Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Glencross, Backlund, Brodie, Rammo Carolina: ($2.1 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $22.5 million Players under contract: 12 Key free agents: Tlusty (RFA), Gerbe (RFA), Hainsey, PItkanen, Komisarek, Khodubin, Peters Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Sekera Chicago: ($1 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $7.3 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: none Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Kane, Toews, Kruger (RFA), Saad (RFA), Oduya, Leddy (RFA), Roszival Colorado: ($3.6 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $29.2 million Players under contract: 15 Key free agents: Stastny, O’Reilly (RFA) Giguere, McGinn, Sarich, Barrie (RFA) Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Hejda Columbus: ($3.2 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $22.1 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Mackenzie, Johansen (RFA), Nikitin Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Dubinsky, Foligno, Lestestu, Bobrovsky (RFA) Dallas: ($2.9 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $20.6 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Whitney, Fiddler, Eakin (RFA), Robidas Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Horcoff, Cole, Peverley, Gonchar Detroit: ($3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $21.3 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Legwand,Alfredsson, Bertuzzi, Cleary, Eaves, Sheahan (RFA), Tatar (RFA) Quincey, DeKeyser (RFA), Gustavsson Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Nyqvist (RFA), Smith (RFA) Edmonton: ($2.7 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $33.8 million Players under contract: 11 Key free agents: Smyth, Schultz, Schultz (RFA) Bad contracts: Pending 2015 free agents: none Florida: ($3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $36.8 million Players under contract: 11 Key free agents: Gomez, Kulikov (RFA), Gilbert, Gudbranson (RFA), Thomas Bad contracts: Campbell ($7.1) Pending 2015 free agents: Fleischmann, Kopecky, Upshall, Bergenheim, Shore (RFA), Bjugstad (RFA), Huberdeau (RFA), Jovanovski Los Angeles: ($2.2 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $15.3 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Gaborik,Lewis, King (RFA), Frattin (RFA), Mitchell, Greene Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Williams, Stoll, Clifford, Toffoli, Regehr, Martinez, Muzzin (RFA) Minnesota: ($3.5 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $21.7 million Players under contract: 17 Key free agents: Neidereiter (RFA), Stoner, Heatley Bad contracts: Heatley Pending 2015 free agents: Brodziak, Harding, Coyle (RFA), Grandlund (RFA), Brodin (RFA) Montreal: ($4.3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $25.9 million Players under contract: 17 Key free agents: Gionta, Eller (RFA), Markov, Subban (RFA), Bouilon, Murray, Diaz, Vanek Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Fisher, Cullen, Wilson, Smith Nashville: ($3.2 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $23.7 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Del Zotto (RFA), Ellis (RFA) Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: none New Jersey: ($2.3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $24.9 million Players under contract: 13 Key free agents: Bernier, Carter, Jagr, Zidlicky, Fayne, Brodeur Bad contracts: Clowe ($4.8), Ruutu ($4.7) Pending 2015 free agents: Ryder, Brunner, Salvador, Greene New York Islanders: ($3.7 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $34.7 million Players under contract: 14 Key free agents: Martinek, Nabokov Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Visnovsky, Carkner New York Rangers: ($2.3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $29 million Players under contract: 10 Key free agents: Brassard (RFA), Boyle, Zuccarello (RFA), Kreider (RFA), Girardi, Stralman Bad contracts: Richards ($6.6) Pending 2015 free agents: Stepan, Hagelin, Staal, St. Louis, Ottawa: ($3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $24.4 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Michalek, Phillips, Corvo, Lehner (RFA), Hemsky ($5) Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Spezza, Ryan, MacArthur, Methot, Anderson Philadelphia: ($1.6 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $12.6 million Players under contract: 15 Key free agents: Downie, Schenn (RFA), Timmonen, Meszaros, Gill, Emery, MacDonald Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: none Phoenix: ($3.2 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $22.5 million Players under contract: 16 Key free agents: Morris, Halpern, Vrbata Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Vermette, Boedkker (RFA), Michalek Pittsburgh: ($1.9 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $15.4 million Players under contract: 15 Key free agents: Goc,Jokinen, Sutter (RFA), Pyatt, Glass, Orpik, Niskanen, Vokoun, Stempniak, Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Bennett (RFA), Martin, Adams, Fleury San Jose: ($2.3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $11.7 million Players under contract: 18 Key free agents: Wingels (RFA), Boyle, Demers (RFA), Hannan Bad contracts: Havlat ($5) Pending 2015 free agents: Havlat, Kennedy, Stuart, Braun St. Louis ($2.9 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $23 million Players under contract: 15 Key free agents: Roy, Berglund (RFA), Morrow, Schwartz (RFA), Sobotka (RFA), Elliott, Miller Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Paajarvi (RFA), Tarasenko (RFA), Jackman, Leopold Tampa: ($2.3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $18.5 million Players under contract: 15 Key free agents: Johnson (RFA), Killorn (RFA), Salo, Aulie (RFA), Lindback (RFA), Callahan, Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Malone, Brewer, Bishop Toronto ($2.1 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: : $21.6 million Players under contract: 13 Key free agents: Bolland, Raymond, Kulemin, McClement, Ashton (RFA), Holland (RFA), Franson (RFA), Ranger, Gardiner (RFA), Reimer (RFA) Bad contracts: Clarkson ($5.2) Pending 2015 free agents: Kadri, Bernier Vancouver ($1 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $9.5 million Players under contract: 18 Key free agents: Santorelli, Kassian (RFA), Tanev (RFA) Bad contracts: Booth ($4.2) Pending 2015 free agents: Richardson, Booth, Matthias, Washington: ($5.1 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $10.2 million Players under contract: 21 Key free agents: Grabovski, Orlov, Halak, Bad contracts: Erat ($4.5) Pending 2015 free agents: Ward, Johanssen (RFA), Fehr, Beagle, Green Erskine, Holtby (RFA) Winnipeg ($3 million per roster spot) Room under projected cap: $23.8 million Players under contract: 15 Key free agents: Jokinen, Setoguchi, Frolik, Stuart, Ellerby (RFA) Bad contracts: none Pending 2015 free agents: Slater

So, it's pretty simple. With 26 more games left, simply predict how many more games are left until Matt Moulson will score his next goal. And yes, not this season, is a reasonable answer. I'll predict March 7th, at the Laughs. Toronto will have dumped all of their talent, and should have no effort so shortly after the deadline.