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Originally Posted by Drury18

He will not count towards their 23 man roster limit, but his contract counts against the cap.

Per the CBA:





There's also some parts in the "Salary Calculation" part of the CBA which shows to include these players as both a contract spots and towards the Upper Salary (Cap) limit.

Thanks, but all these stories say they are getting cap relief (salary, not just roster slot):

http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hoc...ck-around.html

http://spectorshockey.net/blog/the-n...-5-to-11-2014/

http://www.pensburgh.com/2014/10/15/...tion-nhl-rules