Zach Hyman is set to come of the I.R shortly, and the Toronto Maple Leafs cannot – at present – accommodate his cap hit.
Hyman makes $2.25 million.
The Leafs are maxed out.
Therefore, a trade must occur.
Toronto Maple Leafs Cap Problems
The Leafs cap problems are akin to getting an expensive repair bill on your Mercedes – sure, it’s expensive, but the fact is, you own a Mercedes, so who cares?
The price for assembling an all-star team in a salary cap world is that you have to make some tough decisions.