Craig Custance of The Athletic: Dylan Larkin‘s new deal with the Detroit Red Wings puts them over the salary cap by an estimated $1 million according to GM Ken Holland.
“We’re very tight,” Holland said on Friday of the cap situation. “With this deal, we’re probably a dribble over. Not a lot, but we’re over. We’re going to have to make some decisions moving forward.”
The Wings can gain some cap relief by sending Martin Frk and Luke Witkowski to the minors, but it wouldn’t be much of a savings.