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Some Teams May Now Have Cap Flexibility, and It’s Surprising The NHL Didn’t Give Some Leniency With the Cap

TSN: Gino Reda notes that almost a third of the league is over the salary cap and they need to be under the cap by opening day. Are we going to start seeing teams make moves to get under the salary cap ceiling soon?

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Frank Servalli:

“Yeah, there’s no question about that Gino. Look, we’ve been talking all offseason about the Tampa Bay Lightning and the $10 or $11 million that they need to move. People look at Kucherov’s injury and say ‘That’s convienent.