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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
But the LTIR during the off-season allows them to exceed the 10% cushion. So with some magic booking they should be able to sign him now for league max.
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I was under the impression that the 10% rule is just during the off-season, but when game 1 starts, you cant have that 10% overage.
In this case, I think for day 1 of the season, Clarkson and Horton count to the cap.
Then on that day, they are placed on LTIR, which activates in season LTIR relief of the 10Mish from those two guys.
Then immediately after that they could announce Marner's contract.
Otherwise, then I dont understand why the Hawks bothered to trade Hossa's contract... I believe it was to ensure they could start the season with the cap space, rather than once the season starts, when they have missed out on using that cap space prior to season start.