The cap ceiling has been the greatest enemy of NHL teams since it reared its ugly head. While some teams have always found a way to maneuver with it, that hasn’t come very easy to the Boston Bruins. They were fined twice during the Peter Chiarelli era for going over the cap, and it is one of the headaches that new Bruins GM Don Sweeney has inherited.
So, how will the Bruins find a way to become consistently cap compliant while bringing in quality talent for their team? When Sweeney was officially promoted last week, he talked about how the Bruins needed to get in the driver seat and steer themselves back to being in control of their salary cap.