The Toronto Maple Leafs were over $12 million dollars beyond the NHL’s salary cap limit before using the LTIR.
After the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that goaltender Matt Murray is out indefinitely and would be placed on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) earlier this week, the roster picture became much more clear.
Murray, who likely won’t play this season, will be joining Jake Muzzin on the LTIR and the team will still need to clear $2 million in cap space.
As it currently stands, the Leafs could be cap compliant come opening day by running a 20-man roster.