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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Why shouldn't he?
If the Flames need to replace him, they can LTIR him.
If they don't need to replace him, they don't need, not should they get, a free pass and accrue cap space.
And we don't know why Kylington is taking time off. If, for example, he's having "stress problems", that clearly falls within a medical condition and in my mind is no different that him getting cancer or breaking his leg.
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We don't know what the issue is.
In the past when players have needed to take a leave for personal matters, teams have suspended them and had them not count against the cap. For reasons we don't know, the Flames decided that they didn't want Kylington to face a financial hardship and that the team would carry the cap hit. Without knowing what the actual issue is, we don't know if the Flames had to handle it that way, or whether they are taking on the burden out of sympathy instead of suspending him.
If it turns out to be the latter and Kylington is unavailable for the whole season, I don't think it would be unreasonable to get retroactive cap relief. A team shouldn't be burdened for taking a human approach toward one of their players instead of doing the cold thing.
Of course it really depends on what the exact issues are. For example, if it is a health issue for him, that is different than if it was a family member. In the latter case, the Flames would have been within their right to suspend him and accrue the cap space. It wouldn't have been a nice thing to do and I would be glad that they didn't, but it would also seem unfair to make the team carry the cap just because they did the morally right thing.