Too many ifs, ands or buts to consider here.
How many people will have tons of cap space available next year?
What are the cap hits for other players like?
You have almost $200 already tied up. With such a limited # of players there has to be some real bargains out there at some pt.
I would be more likely to sign him for 1 year and then see what happens, or maybe even 2 years.
Can you cut guys? Savard at $21 seems expensive in your format. Downie for $1 is awesome!
8 Team Auction league: 4C, 4LW, 4RW, 6D, 2G, 5 bench, 5 farm. $1,000,000 salary cap, live auction annually, 3 year contracts, RFA after contract expiry. Player goes back into the draft, manager who keeps an RFA has the opportunity to match the highest bid. Keep 15 total PLUS farm team. Farm team counts towards your cap.
Stats: G,A, PPP, PIM, +/-, Shots, GWG - W, SV%, SO
C: Backstrom $72, Bergeron $30, Malkin $160, TJ $5
LW: Forsberg $5, Schwartz $5, Schenn $16, JVR $15
RW: Wheeler $67
D: Doughty $58, Weber $48, Vatenan $7
G: Schneider $5 Dubnyck $5
Farm: Gibson $13, Drouin $19, S. Bennett $13, Hubs $23