IS THIS LEGAL

why not

Haven’t seen anything saying it is illegal. Would be a loophole worth exploiting with teams rebuilding and wanting picks

It’s not as of now, but the NHL would likely put a rule in against it after it happens once, it would also depend on when the trade occurs, it would likely have to happen around the deadline for the NHL not to veto the trade.

It's called cap circumvention and is illegal. This is an open ended term that allows the NHL the right to void contracts and issue penalties against a team that they feel has done something with the sole purpose of circumventing the cap.

This comes from an article from the bleacher report. Basically they can do what they want if they feel the goal was to circumvent the cap.

The NHL has the right to void contracts they feel circumvent the salary cap when they are presented to them when a player and an organization agree.

Is it legal technically per the Cba as it isn’t explicitly illegal. Im sure the NHL rejects the trade due to obvious cap circumvention.