Speculation: Evander Kane not counting against the cap?

[MMC]

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[itwasaforwardpass]

They'll have enough space for Eichel.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Does he count against his bookie's cap?

 

[MMC]

Could San Jose be looking to do something with this space, or is the plan to leave it available for Kane to come back?

 

[OilersCoffeeArtBeer]

Ugh.....why?

 

[SjMilhouse]

Can't imagine the Sharks will do anything with the cap space unless it's 100% known what the impact will be both short and long term on the cap. At this point no one seems to really have an answer for how this will play out other than he wont count against the cap for the time being.

Also don't see them making a big splash in the short term given the amount of youth they are projecting to start the year with

 

[Cas]

Could San Jose be looking to do something with this space, or is the plan to leave it available for Kane to come back?

Other than an all-in trade that will weaken their (hopefully) new-found depth and prospect pool, I'm not sure what they can do that affects this year.

I did run a projection of how they might look going forward for the next few years without Kane - resigning Hertl and Meier ($8M apiece) were the centerpieces (yes, tons and tons of assumptions, don't quibble), but essentially losing the Kane cap hit allows the Sharks to stay cap-compliant while keeping core players (no one on a big contract is traded or bought out except Vlasic in 24) and resigning impending rfas. Essentially, losing Kane's cap hit is a big boon to their financial situation, as long as they can incorporate prospects who perform (losing Kane's performance does hurt a lot and he has been worth his cap hit in purely on-ice terms).

 

[Captain97]

Ugh.....why?

He's under investigation for faking his vaccination information. Even if he he wasn't vaccinated and basically just said he wasn't getting it he may have been suspended anyways. California has pretty strict covid rules. Not sure how it affects sports.

 

[TheBeard]

Tampa's ears perked up at another opportunity to get a prime guy who will be on the team but not count against the cap.

 

[Throwback]

Last time I can recall cap hit being removed was Schmidt's 20 game suspension due to breaking league protocol for performance enhancing drugs. Not sure if there is any other precedent.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Since when does a player under investigation by the league come off a teams salary cap?

Kings didn't get cap relief last time one of their guys was under league investigation. Was there a change?

 

[HyperX]

Since when does a player under investigation by the league come off a teams salary cap?

Kings didn't get cap relief last time one of their guys was under league investigation. Was there a change?

Different CBAs so it is possible

It makes sense however - if Evander cannot be with the team at this time then his salary should be treated as such

 

[matt trick]

Well, this is bizarre...

 

[goal1228]

Tampa's ears perked up at another opportunity to get a prime guy who will be on the team but not count against the cap.

Im hearing that Leo Komarov now identifies as a non vaxed gender neutral north Korean person. His salary should come off the cap too.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Does he count against his bookie's cap?

You can bank on it, throw the book at him, no cap.

 

[belair]

Why do the teams benefit when their employees choose to f*** up? Is he even suspended right now?

Not that it makes an ounce of difference, but the concept just seems baffling to me.

 

[Three On Zero]

Could San Jose be looking to do something with this space, or is the plan to leave it available for Kane to come back?

Imagine they need to keep that space in case he’s cleared and returns?

 

[bluesfan94]

Why do the teams benefit when their employees choose to f*** up? Is he even suspended right now?

Not that it makes an ounce of difference, but the concept just seems baffling to me.

Flip it around. Why should a team be forced to carry dead weight because a player they signed a while ago is responding a certain way to a new situation?

 

[Mr Positive]

Is it LTIR? Gambling rehab?

 

[themelkman]

Doesnt matter much unless hes suspended a year or more. Anything less and spending it will make us go over

 

[LeHab]

Why do the teams benefit when their employees choose to f*** up? Is he even suspended right now?

Not that it makes an ounce of difference, but the concept just seems baffling to me.

We are still at the stage of investigation - innocent until proven guilty.

 

[mouser]

Since when does a player under investigation by the league come off a teams salary cap?

Kings didn't get cap relief last time one of their guys was under league investigation. Was there a change?

Kings eventually did get cap relief, but not at first.

Some months into the situation the NHL and PA agreed that Voynov could be treated as LTIR.

 

[PavelBure10]

I don't get it, Hamonic signs a two year deal with the Canucks. Breaches his contract and no shows for camp. The Canucks get stuck with his cap. While this douche gets his contract cleared completely? I don't get it. Good for San Jose, but the NHL needs to do a better job at erasing the no shows and jerks salaries who breach their contract, or the ones who pull illegal conduct on or off the ice.

 

[lawrence]

He shouldn’t get payed than. This is stupid !

 

[Seras]

We are still at the stage of investigation - innocent until proven guilty.

Are you even allowed to say such a thing in 2021? Please be careful with such old-fashioned ideas