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Originally Posted by Shellz
Wouldn't salary have to be sent back even if the Kings traded for Hemsky?
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Not necessarily. Gagne to LTIR might do the trick.
Also, it depends on how close to the deadline the deal is done. I think the Kings were ~1mm under the cap to start the season. Effectively, they could pick up a ~$4mm player at the deadline because the cap is pro-rated. (note I haven't calculated all the roster moves with the AHL guys (the Russians), so that may have eaten into the cap buffer quite a bit.