They are so stretched within the $81.5M salary cap that many Marlies and other low-cost roster options are now too expensive. By my analysis, it leads to only one roster option in November.
There is a winner and there is a loser.
Opening Night Roster
Zach Hyman ($2.25M) and Travis Dermott ($863.3K) are expected to be on Long Term Injured Reserve to start the season. That makes the opening night roster fairly straightforward. This 23-man example is $250K below the cap (your lineups may vary).
*This is a simplification.