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Originally Posted by Jay Random
I am pretty certain that your ‘never ever ever’ is wrong, but I do not at the moment have leisure to go over the last 17 years of cap history of every team in the league.
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The Flames did to get below the cap due to injuries, but never has a team intentionally iced under 23 players for internal budget reasons in the cap era
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
If they're trying to avoid spending to the salary floor, then they are up against an internal budget, and carrying fewer than 23 players is an easy and obvious way to stay within that budget.
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It becomes easier when you acquire a player making minimum (or near enough) who has an additional 4M+ cap hit over his salary to help you spend even less below the floor.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
You're the one who said he would be in the pressbox, not me.
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At worst under the assumption that you would agree at bare minimum he would be able to eat popcorn.
Lucic would be a prime piece for the Yotes if he actually would waive for them because he doesn't add to the cost (beyond that $75,000), reduces their need to stay above the floor and actually contributes to team success in a proper 4th line role. Alas he probably won't waive so it's moot but if he did, they aren't giving up much to move him after his bonus is paid.