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Originally Posted by Imported_Aussie
if the Flames claim McIlrath, then they have to move Smid to LTIR to fit him in. Kulak or Grossman down still leaves them around 200K over the cap, and Grossman would need waivers. That then severely limits their ability to make future moves.
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Right, and even with Smid likely to LTIR as they are in the cap situation that it would make sense, I don't see the Flames eating into the Smid overage this early.
From my understanding of how that works, they can retroactively bank room from the time of Smid's injury and perhaps use the additional cap space for something more important later on when the season is partially over.