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on 05-31-2010 at 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by
Ignatius B. Fisticuffs
If Gary Bettman's estimation proves to be spot on, the salary cap next season will be $58.8 million. It may deviate slightly from this amount, but it's extremely likely to be within .3m of this amount, so let's just take it at face value that $58.8m is the 2010-2011 cap.
This figure would leave the Hawks $1.23 million under the cap, with only 14 players under contract, and Niemi and Hjalmarsson must-signs in restricted free agency. There is little doubt that in order to actually
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