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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
Sorry but here you're just mistaken. Every team has black aces they bring in every year for the playoffs. You think the Flames would have been "cap compliant" in 2019 when they had a roster of 40 players against the Avs for the playoffs?
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How many of those 40 players were legitimately NHL calibre players? Both quantity and quality matters here.
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Is your issue that these extra players above the 23 didn’t need to be exposed to waivers? Because measuring the cap hit of 28 players seems unreasonable, unless you do it for other teams.
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Well yes, they didn't have to go on waivers, and also the cap relief provided by LTIR gave Vegas a way of keeping them without counting them against the cap. When a player clears waivers and is sent to the minors, in most cases there is a buried player penalty that counts against the cap. As far as I can tell, there is no such penalty when a player is kept on LTIR.
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Guess I’m not that bent out of shape. If Monahan was healthy Flames would be entering the playoffs at about $85 million I believe. And that’s with 23 players.
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Knights most expensive 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goalies: $84.74M total
Flames most expensive 12 forwards (including Monahan), 6 defensemen, 2 goalies: $74.74M total
Look at that, exactly a Jack Eichel difference between the two clubs!
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Also the "Why?" was asking why they were less than honest about return dates like you suggested. There is no rule that a player on LTIR must be activated when healthy. The CBA is explicit that it's not the case.
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Cool so Monahan can stay on LTIR all next season, practice with the team all season, be activated for game 1 of the 2023 playoffs and help the team. No cap hit, no rules broken. Sounds good.