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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The salary cap killed that team.
All those players needed new contracts once the CBA negotiations killed a season, he had no chance to afford all of them, and they all became RFA/UFA with him not having the opportunity to sign them in season.
It was a $39 million dollar cap and Bulin, Richards, St.Louis, Lecavilier and Boyle were all looking for $5-7 million dollars.
He really didn't have a choice but to let some of them walk since he couldn't spend $30+ million dollars on 5 players.
The fate that Feaster ran into in Tampa was a similar fate to what Dale Tallon/Stan Bowman ran into Chicago but with a $39 million dollar cap instead of a $65 Million dollar cap.
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Chicago was able to keep some semblence of control with their moves. They moved off guys like Ladd and Byfulgin who wanted major dollars and brought in some cheaper players. Yes, it was a struggle, but it wasn't a complete disaster.
No doubt the Salary cap hurt the team, but when forced to make roster decisions like that, you need to make the right ones. Feaster decides to let his #1 goalie walk who was one of the best players on the team and then trades Fredrick Modin for Marc Denis.
That wasn't all salary cap.