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Originally Posted by Jay Random
No. The cap remains in effect until the last day of the regular season.
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Originally Posted by Macindoc
I don't think so. If a player is on LTIR at the trade deadline, his entire cap hit can be used to acquire other players to replace him. But they must be REPLACING him. Since NHL salaries are not in effect during the playoffs, but only in the regular season, Tampa Bay was able to get away with doing this, but only because Kucherov did not return until the playoffs. Which is why, of course, he didn't return until the playoffs.
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OK, I don't know why I thought that. Maybe because roster size goes out the window. I recall some talk about players being concerned about being forced on waivers after the trade deadline as not being able to trade makes it difficult to be cap compliant when healthy players come back. Oh well, I was wrong again!