NHL Shockwave: Aleksander Barkov’s Playoff Fate Hangs in the Balance Amid LTIR Salary Cap Drama
As Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period noted on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio on Monday, this is going to be a balancing act not only for Zito but for all GMs around the NHL.
“If Barkov is ready to go, and, you look at, let’s say, even if it’s seven months, he’s still going to need time. He’s not just going to miraculously, just hit the ice. He’s going to need time to get back into game shape. So you’re probably looking at Conference Final realistically, in terms of a timeline, and then at that point, if you are anticipating a playoff return, then okay, well, are we going to utilize? They won’t be able to utilize the full cap hit. So you’ve got to base it on the average from last season, just over $3.8 million. That gets factored in in terms of the players that they can add. And it becomes a lot more complicated.”
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