Defensemen
The defense looks stronger thank you to the trading for Nick Leddy and the free agent signings of Jordan Oesterle and Wyatt Newpower. Newpower may end up in Grand Rapids, therefore opening up one roster spot for Filip Hronek once he is signed. Currently, the cap hit for the seven signed defensemen is $17.2 million. Once Hronek is re-signed and Newpower is sent to Grand Rapids, the defense salaries will be in the range of $18 million.