That $98M is overblown and not representative of Tampa's main roster.
13F ($45,766,666)
Stamkos
Point
Palat
Gourde
Johnsson
Cirelli
Killorn
Coleman
Goodrow
Maroon
Mitchell
Joseph
Colton
7D ($25,537,500)
Hedman
McDonagh
Sergachev
Cernak
Savard
Schenn
Rutta
2G ($10,800,000)
Vasilevskiy
McElhinney
Main Roster without Kucherov : $82,104,166
Main Roster with Kucherov : $91,604,166
St-Louis Blues came into the playoffs with a $90M projected cap hit, and NY Islanders with a $87M projected cap hit.
Also not representative of their main rosters.