Show me the money

Well, the Sens managed to avoid arbitration with Emery and Schubert. I was pretty sure that Ray was getting a fat arbitration award. After the NY Insangers signed Lundqvist to $4.25MM, that meant a big payday for Ray-Ray. But Emery signed for 3 years @ $3.2MM/per which is reasonable. The bottom line is that the Sens don't have much cap room, and having Emery take on a huge contract makes signing Heatley and Fisher for next year that much more difficult. I'm a big fan of Emery, but had he been awarded $4.5MM it was time to walk away. Meanwhile, Schubert signed for 3-years at slightly more than an entry level contract. This was surprising. The guy was near the top of the league in hits, can play checking winger or defense. A lot of intangibles. Sens are lucky to sign him for cheap. All that's left is for Kelly to sign. And the Sens probably have the cap room if he wins an arbitration case. Not a lot of changes in the roster from last year, but not a lot is necessary.