and...
Don't you normally carry 22-23 man roster EVEN if they guys don't get a sweater?
12 skaters, 6 D and 2 G is only ...... 20 (sorry, had to get my shoes off there)
guys on IR don't count and with Backy on IR (Is he actually on IR?), then his salary don't count against the cap which means we got room for McMichael, Maelstrom, Kempney, Pilon, Irwin,...hell anybody they want up to 23 players. With Backy out, salary cap is not an issue.