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Originally Posted by Ashasx
So why did they trade Smid to open up cap space?
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They had to to trade smid to sign Bryz.
CapGeek does not include Bonuses in there available cap space calc. The Bonus cushion is limited to 7.5% of the cap so about 4.5 million thus year. Edmonton has over 9 million in potential bonuses so 4.5 mil stays on the cap.
So after all the transactions cap geek shows they have 6.1 mil available minus 4.5 for bonuses only leaves about 1.75 once you pro rate it for the year. So Edmonon had essentially zero cap space prior to the smid deal