With 14 players under contract for $40.9 million US next season, an increase in the salary cap ceiling to $50.3 million won't loosen the purse strings. Not with eight more players to sign and a plan to spend $2 million under the ceiling. "I'd like to have some room, and you need it for injuries or a deal that presents itself," said Nonis. "That gives you flexibility as the year goes on." [...] "At some point during the summer, we're going to add some free agents and if it's July 1, I don't know," added Nonis. "But it's very unlikely.The challenge is to re-sign restricted free agents Lukas Krajicek ($625,000) and Ryan Shannon ($473,000) and bring back unrestricted free agents that fit the plan for a faster and grittier club.Nonis hinted that mercurial winger Jan Bulis ($1.3 million) and depth defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick ($500,000) are possibilities. It's 50-50 whether Trevor Linden ($600,000), Josh Green ($450,000) and Dany Sabourin ($450,000) will return, while rental Bryan Smolinski ($1.52 million) and Tommi Santala ($450,000) were busts.