With the frenzy from the opening day of the free-agent market faded, a handful of clubs remain uncomfortably close to the cap. Some could be forced to free up more dollars via the trade market.
Here’s a look at the Western Conference teams that could shed salary, and the players who could become cap casualties.
Vegas Golden Knights
Cap Friendly indicates the Golden Knights have over $84.1 million invested in 20 players, putting them over the cap by $2.6 million. Placing permanently-sidelined winger David Clarkson ($5.25 million) on long-term injury reserve provides some relief but no room to re-sign restricted free agents Nikita Gusev and Malcolm Subban.