Quoting: Hockey_Hippy
So anyone signed to a deal longer than one year has an 'inflexible contract'?
You do realize you are losing 20 mil plus off of your 70 mil payroll at year's end right? There is such a thing called the league minimum.
1st why not worry about the Toronto cap situation, there seems to be enough there to keep you busy.
2nd Wings will have roughly 33 million in cap next year and 7 spots to make a 20 man roster and 10 to make a 23 man roster. Like last year Yzerman will use that money wisely and not give up assets to do so, rather he will use the cap and roster spots to fill in the roster and make this better as he has since he was named GM.
Leddy was a chance and he payed a 2nd for it and lost. Leddy has not played well and doubt truly he is back next year. That being said Yzerman has made good trades, has had good drafts and is building this team it appears to be much better in the next 2 to 3 years.
I beleive that Yzerman is treading water until he has what he thinks is the right base to then acquire the players that push him over the top. As far as cap, we will take cap on, but we are definitely not paying to do so.