Took a quick look at the last decade of playoff teams and salary caps. No team has made the playoffs in the last 10 years while being $18 million below the cap. It likely goes back further than that but I only looked back to the 2014-2015 season.
However, I think a better way to look at it is to look at how team salaries match up relative to each other during each season. I found only two teams over the past 10 years have made the playoffs while having amongst the lowest total salaries in the league. Carolina made the playoffs in 2019 with $16 million in cap space (2nd lowest total salary in the league). Ottawa made the playoffs in 2015 with $12 million in cap space (2nd lowest total salary in the league).
This list may increase going back further but it would be a pretty rare occurrence for the flames to pull this off. The flames have the 3rd lowest total salary in the league right now. Keep it going boys!
Last edited by stemit14; 11-24-2024 at 12:46 AM.
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