In the NHL, salary cap space for teams is often the key when it comes to personnel decisions. The league is looking to endure one more year of a mostly flat cap, as it has been since 2019 and prior to the pandemic. A flat cap means that some contending teams are out of salary cap space, and have to make some tough decisions moving forward.
For once, the Pittsburgh Penguins are not that team in a jam. The Pens have some roster holes to address — but they also have almost $21 million in cap room to do it with for next season.