Canes will just keep Fast instead. Fast is one of those players who is more valuable to the team he plays on than any other team. He is a glue guy the Canes won’t move.

Good luck on convincing giroux to that contract, I think edmonton will have problems getting giroux since they need goalies and he doesn't want to play in the west as much as the east

Why does this cap credit fantasy still alive

But now, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly is back-tracking on the potential recapture credit.

“No, there is no concept of a ‘cap credit’ for current teams that may lose a player to retirement,” Daly wrote in an email to The Athletic on Tuesday.