Remove from LTIR and Buyout:
X-C Mikko Koivu, LTIR, $1.0m (2019-2020), $m this year
$1m+$1m=$2m*0.66= $1.3m buyout this year
Release and Buyout:
C Joe Thornton, $1m (2019-2020)
$1m+$1m=$2m*0.66= $1.3m buyout this year
LW Patrick Marleau, $7.5m (2018-2019)
$7.5m*0.66= $5.0m buyout this year
RW Kyle Okposo, $4m (2018-2019)
$4.0m*0.66= $2.6m buyout this year
Release for Free:
RW Josh Archibald, $0.9m (2019-2020)
Shift Buyout from 19/20 to this year:
X-LW Justin Abdelkader, Released contract through 19/20, $4.9m this year
Released contract in 18-19 will increase from 4.9m to 9.8m and 19/20 cap hit removed.
This should leave me with $0.6m in cap space in 18/19.