Also, to exploit the loophole you actually have to have a Kucherov or Kane on your roster.
Not to mention, said player has to have an injury, the injury has to be some time before the TDL, you have to be able to make the deals to get the additional help, and then you have to make the POs without that guy.
It wasn’t Kucherov that was the addition at no cap hit. It was whoever they brought in. And TB was not even the only team to do this this year. Toronto did it with Anderson. Foligno, Rittich and Hutton put them over the cap but for LTIR. Pens did it, Caps did it. It’s how the Blues signed Hoffman (with Tarasenko on LTIR).
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