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Originally Posted by Diemenz
I don't think you fully understand how the LTIR cap hit works. What you explained above isn't maximizing it in the slightest.
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I don't think you interpreted my post correctly.
They could have maximized it in the same way by delaying the placement of Smid on LTIR until they were up against the cap (ie. as injuries happen eating into the space or future acquisitions).
The CBA isn't entirely clear, but from my discussions with people and research, I believe the LTIR room is calculated as the player's cap hit deducted by cap room. In either scenario, it would have been close to zero.
The question becomes timing. Because you can back date to the date of the player's injury, which was before the season started, the Flames could have received the same cap benefit as long as they placed him on a date where their cap room was negligible or close to zero.
They signed Grossman to fill the roster, and he was cheap, and they thought he gave something that the roster didn't have. In doing so, it left them with no space, and therefore, was an appropriate time to place him on LTIR.