FWIW, when the Flames did this with Smid a few years back, they got their day 1 roster as close to the cap ceiling as possible so that when they put Smid on LTIR they maximized the amount of space they could utilize in season....
If what you are saying is an accurate representation of how the LTIR mechanism works, it seems weird that they would do that (basically starting the season with zero ability to bank any space, and they had quite a few call-ups early on.
Still feels like there isn't a clear cut analysis on how exactly it works, and some of the real world examples feel contradictory to some of these points.
Anyways - I appreciate your illustrations, just trying to find a way to make sense of it in a way I can apply to these specific examples. Thanks for your thoughts.
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