[Loyal and True]

So what trades do you guys think will be made by teams to get cap compliant?

I was looking at CapFriendly but it gets messy when you factor in the LTIR that teams like Montreal, Vegas, etc have. Not all those teams are forced to dump salary, but many teams must be feeling the pressure soon.

It looks like only 5 teams have significant cap room to add player salary from teams that are trying to dump salary before the season starts. They would be:

Arizona
Buffalo
Anaheim
Detroit
Chicago

Everyone else is pretty tight once you sign RFAs and fill out the depth roster spots #21 or possibly #22.

I am not sure how many teams are actively trying to dump salary right now. My guess would be:

Edmonton
Toronto
Vancouver(?)
Boston(?)
Other teams(??)

I think Yzerman is going to get Puljujarvi from Holland in Edmonton (for a 2nd round pick - EDIT maybe 3rd round since Detroit will be picking high). I am sure Holland would prefer to dump Foegel but I don't know if there will be any takers with 2 yrs left.

What do you think will likely happen around the league?