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The ‘23-‘24 boredom thread.. no square poop allowed
alta:
yea, I don’t know. The season does start tomorrow so I’m guessing the cap starts when the season starts, not 4 days later when the team plays their first game.
Mickstix:
Yea, it's about saving money Im sure. Bummer that it never adds up to enough, that we get a new/better player out of it. Lightning really hit the lottery (a couple times) when their LTIR(s) came off right as the playoffs started, so they didn't have to axe anyone until the offseason. :-(
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Monday October 09, 2023, 04:25:35 PM Eastern ---I get the paper transaction/salary cap, but I don't understand how sending McMike and Protas back to Hershey helps anything, if they intend to bring them back for Wednesday (and Friday's opening night)? :huh: They gonna save like 150-200 bucks, for the 2 days? :wackysmile:
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We know that the Caps are hard up against the salary cap, and you can bet your booties that these paper transactions are trying to save cap dollars at the very margin so they have room to add Pacioretti when he comes on board later in the season.
Presumably Pacioretti will be the 2LW when he returns, but in the meantime, McMichael in a top 6 role? That's a real promotion from languishing in Hershey last season.
Mickstix:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Monday October 09, 2023, 06:01:43 PM Eastern ---
We know that the Caps are hard up against the salary cap, and you can bet your booties that these paper transactions are trying to save cap dollars at the very margin so they have room to add Pacioretti when he comes on board later in the season.
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NAK and Aktell are enough to cover Paci's salary. Maybe they can't clear waivers? But, imo, that's who'll get sent down when he gets healthy. I guess the rest of this is just banking (minimal) money for the time being? 2 days can't be much.
Beaglefan2:
So here is a dumb question. When they send down guys to AHL to help with the Cap, are those guys actually paid less? Do their contracts provide a lower per day if they are in the AHL. If so, that stinks for those guys, especially when you have a guy like Mantha eating of cap space.
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