The Philadelphia Flyers' decision to re-sign Kimmo Timonen has created an interesting salary cap situation for general manager Paul Holmgren to work out before next season.
As John Boruk of CSN Philadelphia explains, the Flyers will be close to the $64.3 million salary cap for the 2013-14 season with a few roster spots that will still need to be filled.
Since the Flyers don't have much defensive depth and there aren't any elite defensemen expected to hit the free agent market in July, re-signing Timonen was a smart decision. However, giving him $6 million for just one year was a terrible move.
Next season, the Flyers will have $12.5 million in cap space (almost 20 percent of total cap) tied up between two aging players in Timonen and veteran forward Daniel Briere, who are 37 and 35 years old, respectively.
The Flyers should be able to fill out their roster and still get under the cap next season, but since the team has nine players with contracts that include $3.5 million cap hits or larger for at least two more seasons, re-signing captain Claude Giroux, as well as young centers Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn, could be diff ...
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Breaking Down Philadelphia Flyers’ Salary Cap Dilemma for Next Season
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