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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The league signed off on the termination almost immediately.
Unless it was dropped in the 2013 CBA - and I see no reason why it was - teams can only exceed the cap by 10% during the off-season. They have to be compliant by opening day.
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I assume the Kings were cap-compliant, or close enough, prior to the termination. So they will only go over if they choose to run that risk.
The fact that the league signed off is pretty helpful to the Kings' case I think. Not only is Lombardi legally trained, but so is Bettman (and he actually practiced both as outside counsel and in-house with the NBA). Add to that the experienced lawyers the NHL employs, and you have to think a number of eyes have looked at the issue.