BUFFALO - By signing rugged defenseman Radko Gudas to a four-year deal Thursday night for a reported $13.4 million, the Flyers ' cap space is shrinking and, unless they can deal Mark Streit or Matt Read, they won't have much room to sign even a mid-level free agent in the offseason.
According to generalfanager.com, Gudas' annual cap hit ($3.35 million) leaves the Flyers with $11.9 million in space.
That's not much when you consider they still want to resign free agents Brayden Schenn, Ryan White, Nick Cousins and perhaps Brandon Manning.
If they sign all four for, say, a combined $8 million annual cap hit, they will have about $4 million left to spend.