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Originally Posted by Dagger
Non-cap teams usually adjust if there's a viable reason to do so.
Columbus went from 46 to 56 to 61 when ownership saw the team could make the playoffs the first time, then when they added Carter they jumped a lot. Now they're at 53 when they started the reload after the last place finish. Cap% wise they went from 82 ---> 88 ---> 95 back down to 75 now.
In 3 years LA has gone from an 89% team to a 100% team within 3 years with the view that they can win.
Tampa added 10m in payroll after their narrow loss in the ECF.
I don't think we can assume STL won't open up the chequebook, as ownership is committed to regrowing the Blues back into being relevant in St. Louis as the team was when it made the playoffs 25 straight times.
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They also get Bouwmeester off their books in 14 months IF they can't trick someone into taking him at next year's trade deadline.